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Cologne, Battle of

Years: 716 - 716

The Battle of Cologne is fought near the city of Köln (English: Cologne) (now part of Germany) in the year 716.

The battle is known chiefly as the first battle of Charles Martel's command and is the only defeat of his life.

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”

—Lord Acton, Lectures on Modern History (1906)