The disillusioned Muslim empire expanded the West because of the French

Confronted with three times more aggressive Islamist army, the French still won convincingly, making the enemy forced to abandon their plans to expand west.

The French stopped the road to expand the territory of the Muslim army

In 732, after the decline of Rome, the Muslim empire ruled by the Umayyad family grew stronger. Formed in the Arab desert from a century ago, Muslim troops conquered North Africa, Spain, the Caucasus and the Middle East with lightning speed. Desert militants are aggressive, strong and determined to plunder the ancient empires of Western Rome, Eastern Rome and Persia.

When the Umayyad dynasty army expanded from the Iberian Peninsula in the south-west of Europe to southern and central France today, they had to find ways to conquer Christian lands in Western Europe. If this is achieved, the Muslim empire can hold economic and military power on par with modern America.

However, the Muslim army did not consider Frank's presence, a German-speaking nation taking advantage of the fall of the Roman Empire to settle in France and Belgium. It was the Franks who prevented the expansion of the Muslim empire in the battle of Tours, a city in central France today.

Muslim troops failed disaster in the battle in Tours.(Photo: Wikimedia).

According to The National Interest, Abdul Rahman al-Ghafiqi, governor of Spain, led 80,000 troops into southern France with the aim of expanding the territory of the Muslim empire and plundering the rich Gaul region.

Muslims including the cavalry (Arabs and Berbers) specialize in fighting on horses, relying on courage and devotion to compensate for the lack of armor and crossbow. Instead, the cavalry team fought the battle with greats and spear. Their method of fighting is to use a large number of cavalry to prey on the enemy. This tactic helped them advance thousands of kilometers and defeated dozens of enemies. But their weakness is to attack their lives , not trained properly and without the concept of defense.

Welcoming the Muslim army near Tours was an army of 30,000 Frenchmen led by Charles Martel. The Frank's way of fighting is in stark contrast to their enemies. The Franks were experienced soldiers, full helmet and used primarily weapons such as swords and axes.

During the confrontation, the Islamic army's tactic on horseback did not work. The Muslims constantly approached the enemy, but the Franks were very closely defended against the poorly equipped cavalry team. The worry of protecting looters hidden in tents also contributed to the urging of Muslims to withdraw. After hearing the enemy troops coming to steal the tent, some of the Muslim cavalry rushed back to protect the tent.

Severe defeat, the Muslim army was forced to return to the country with an unfinished dream. The Muslim empire's expansion to the west also stopped there. If the battle in Tours results in the opposite, it is likely that the Muslim empire will dominate the Western world.