Battle of the Boarn | |||||||
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Part of the Frisian–Frankish wars | |||||||
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Frankish Empire | Frisian kingdom | ||||||
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Charles Martel | King Poppo † |
The Battle of the Boarn (West Frisian: Slach oan de Boarn; Dutch: Slag aan de Boorne) was an 8th century battle between the Franks and the Frisians near the mouth of the river Boarn in what is now the Dutch province of Friesland.