Battle of Dorestad
The Battle of Dorested was an Seventh century battle between the Franks and the Frisians. The battle took place around 690 by the capital city of the Frisians close to the Rhine. The Franks were victorious in the battle under the mayor of the palace Pepin of Herstal.[1] Though not all the consequences of this battle are clear, Dorestad became Frankish again and also the castles of Utrecht and Fechten. It is presumed that the influence of the Franks now reached from south of the Oude Rijn to the coast, but this is not entirely clear because the influence of the Frisians over the central river area was not entirely lost.
References
- ^ Blok, D.P. (1968), De Franken, hun optreden in het licht der historie, pages 32-34
Literatuer
- W.A. van Es en W.A.M. Hessing, Romeinen, Friezen en Franken, in het hart van Nederland, Utrecht-1994, page 90-91.