- Battle of the Boarn
The Battle of the Boarn (Dutch: Slag aan de Boorne, Frisian: Slach oan de Boarn) was an eighth century battle between the
Franks and theFrisians near the mouth of the riverBoarn in what is now the Dutch province ofFriesland .In 734 a Frankish army commanded by Mayor of the Palace
Charles Martel invaded Friesland in a campaign that was part of a series of ongoing wars and skirmishes between the Franks and the Frisians. Marching along the river Boarn the Frankish army reached the mouth of the river where it used to flow into the Bordine estuary orMiddelsee . This estuary has since silted up and been claimed for agriculture during the 10th to 14th century.The Frisians commanded by King Poppo used boats to land their army and surprise the Franks. However, the Frisian army was beaten and their King killed. The Franks gained control of the Frisian lands west of the
Lauwers estuary and the Frisians became vassals of the Franks apart from the tribes living inEast Frisia in present dayGermany .
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