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Battle of Tertry

Battle of Tertry
BelligerentsAustrasiaNeustria and BurgundyCommanders and leadersPepin of HerstalBerchar

The Battle of Tertry was an important engagement in MerovingianGaul between the forces of Austrasia under Pepin II on one side and those of Neustria and Burgundy on the other. It took place in 687 at Tertry, Somme, and the battle is presented as an heroic account in the Annales mettenses priores. After achieving victory on the battlefield at Tertry, the Austrasians dictated the political future of the Neustrians.