Bernd
08/15/2018 (Wed) 05:50:22
No.18491
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08/15/2018 (Wed) 05:50:22
No.18491
del
>>18470
>They'll say that "Tours was just a raiding party, if we sent our entire army there, there would be a Grand Mosque in Paris!".
I've never read such statement. I disagree with it ofc, that campaign was more than a raiding party. But it's true the importance of the battle of Poitiers is/was overplayed. The Caliphate had already reached the furthest extent of effectiveness and couldn't attack in such force what would have been enough to make the Franks bow even if they wanted to.
>They'll say that "Tours was just a raiding party, if we sent our entire army there, there would be a Grand Mosque in Paris!".
I've never read such statement. I disagree with it ofc, that campaign was more than a raiding party. But it's true the importance of the battle of Poitiers is/was overplayed. The Caliphate had already reached the furthest extent of effectiveness and couldn't attack in such force what would have been enough to make the Franks bow even if they wanted to.