Siege of Thouars (762)
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| Siege of Thouars (762) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Francia | Duchy of Aquitaine | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pepin the Short | Count of Thouars (POW) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Gascon levies captured | |||||||
The siege of Thouars was a Frankish siege of the Aquitanian stronghold of Thouars in 762 during the Aquitanian War. The Frankish army under King Pepin the Short besieged and captured the fort with great speed, burning the place to the ground, taking the count of Thouars captive and deporting him and Thouars' Gascon levies to Francia.
Siege
The stronghold was taken with great speed and burned after the siege.[2]