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Charlemagne's Major Military Accomplishments

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Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was a Frankish leader who wanted to restore the Roman Empire to its full entirety under Christian leadership. Charles the Great was crowned “Emperor of Rome” by Pope Leo III, thus establishing a relationship between Church and the state. He fought over 50 battles with the singular goal of conquering and converting his enemies to Christianity. One of his major military accomplishments was that he fought against pagan tribes, against Christian barbarians and Romans, and even against the Muslims in Spain. Charles fought against the Saxons east of the Rhine, the Lombards of Italy, and the Slavics along the Danube. Charles fought and defeated the Germanic Saxons and gave them a choice: convert to his religion or
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