Editing Battle of Tours (section)

===Advance to Narbonne===
Despite the defeat at Tours, the Umayyads remained in control of parts of [[Septimania]] for another 27 years, though they could not expand further. The treaties reached earlier with the local population stood firm and were further consolidated in 734 when the governor of Narbonne, [[Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri]], concluded agreements with several towns on common defense arrangements against the encroachments of Charles Martel, who had systematically brought the south to heel as he extended his domains. He conquered Umayyad fortresses and destroyed their garrisons at the [[Siege of Avignon (737)|Siege of Avignon]] and the [[Siege of Nîmes]].<ref>Riche, Pierre (1993). The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe. University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 45.</ref>

The army attempting to relieve Narbonne met Charles in open battle at the [[Battle of the River Berre]] and was destroyed. However, Charles failed in his attempt to take Narbonne at the [[Siege of Narbonne (737)|Siege of Narbonne]] in 737, when the city was jointly defended by its Muslim Arab and Berber, and its Christian [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] citizens.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}