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==== Western Europe ====
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* [[Battle of Soissons (718)|Battle of Soissons]]: King [[Chilperic II]] of [[Neustria]] and his mayor of the palace [[Ragenfrid]], allied with [[Odo the Great|Eudes]], independent [[duke of Aquitaine]], march on [[Soissons]] in [[Picardy]] (northern France) but an army of [[Francia|Frankish]] veterans under [[Charles Martel]] defeat the Neustrian allies, who sue for peace. Chilperic flees to the land south of the River [[Loire]] and Ragenfrid escapes to [[Angers]]. Charles diplomatically chooses not to execute the enemy leaders, and becomes undisputed ''[[Duke of the Franks|dux Francorum]]'', ending the Frankish [[civil war]].  
* Summer &ndash; [[Battle of Covadonga]]: [[Pelagius of Asturias|Pelagius (Don Pelayo)]] is proclaimed king (''[[caudillo]]''), and defeats the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] forces under [[Munuza]], provincial governor of [[Asturias]], at [[Picos de Europa]] (near [[Covadonga]]). This marks the beginning of the ''[[Reconquista]]'', the Christian reconquest of the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. He founds the [[Kingdom of Asturias]], and establishes a military base at [[Cangas de Onís]] (northwest of Spain)<ref>David Nicolle (2008). Poitiers AD 732, Charles Martel turns the Islamic tide (p. 17). {{ISBN|978-184603-230-1}}</ref> (or 722).
* King [[Liutprand, King of the Lombards|Liutprand]] of the [[Lombards]] builds a close [[Military alliance|alliance]] with Charles Martel, and attacks the [[Bavaria]]n castles on the [[Adige|River Adige]], maintaining strategic control of the Alpine [[Mountain pass|passes]] in the Italian [[Alps]] (approximate date).