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Battle of the Iron Bridge

637 CE · Turkey, Asia · War

Battle of the Iron Bridge
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The Battle of the Iron Bridge was fought between the Muslim Rashidun army and the Byzantine army in 637 AD. The battle, which the Muslims won, took its name from a nearby nine-arch stone bridge over the Orontes River, which had gates trimmed with iron blades.

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