Siege of Narbonne (737)

Siege of Narbonne

Part of the Islamic invasion of Gaul

Date

737

Location

Narbonne, France

43°11′03″N 3°0′11″E / 43.18417°N 3.00306°E

Result

Frankish Christian military success against the Umayyad Caliphate
Politically inconclusive

The Franks sieged the city of Narbonne, without conquering it.
Relieving Arab-Berber Muslim forces were destroyed by the Christian Franks at the battle of the River Berre.
Andalusian garrison confined within the city of Narbonne.

Belligerents

Umayyad Caliphate

Kingdom of Francia

Commanders and leaders

Yusuf al-Fihri
Uqba ibn al-Hajjaj

Siege of Narbonne

Location within France

Umayyad invasion of Gaul
Toulouse (721) River Garonne (732) Tours (732) Avignon (737) Narbonne (737) River Berre (737) Nîmes (737) Narbonne (752–759)

The siege of Narbonne was fought in 737 between the Arab and Berber Muslim forces of Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Arab Umayyad Muslim governor of Septimania on behalf of al-Andalus, and the Frankish Christian army led by the Carolingian duke Charles Martel.