Battle of Llívia 790 • Early Middle Ages
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790 (Worms: dismissal of Chorso, exile of Adalric); pacification under William soon after French victory

Battle of Llívia

Basque pacification and Toulouse succession (790) – no attested pitched “Battle of Llívia” · Aquitaine / Toulouse (Worms assembly) — Llívia in Cerdanya is not an attested pitched battlefield for 790 in Wikipedia

Summary

Major correction: no French/English Wikipedia page attests a pitched battle at Llívia (Cerdanya) c. 790 between William of Toulouse and an Umayyad column. What is documented for 790: at Worms Charlemagne dismissed Chorso, exiled Adalric, and appointed William of Gellone to Toulouse; William then imposed peace on the Basques (linked French notices; English Wikipedia: rebellion dissolved after capturing/exiling Adalric in 790). Urgell had been integrated c. 789. The entry is recentred on these attested facts.

Historical context

Direct sequel to Chorso’s humiliation (787/788). William, Charlemagne’s kinsman, becomes the pivot of Aquitanian defence and the Spanish March. Urgell’s integration (~789) and pressure on the Basques belong to the Carolingian push south of the Pyrenees, but without a fight named “Battle of Llívia 790” in French/English Wikipedia. Corpus tactical details (Cerdanya defile, surprise cavalry against a Zaragoza column) were conjectural and have been removed.

Tactics

No attested defile manoeuvre at Llívia in Wikipedia. Political decision at Worms (dismissal of Chorso, exile of Adalric, appointment of William). William’s military pressure on the Basques until peace, as linked notices on William of Gellone describe and, on the English side, the end of the rebellion after capturing/exiling Adalric (790). All invented Llívia tactics were removed.

Consequences

William master of Aquitanian defence; Basques pacified in the short term; path open to March operations (Orbiel 793, Barcelona 801). Llívia, a Cerdanya enclave known chiefly for its modern status, stays outside the sourced military narrative for 790. The chronological entry is kept but recentred on Worms / William / Adalric.

Location

Place : Aquitaine / Toulouse (Worms assembly) — Llívia in Cerdanya is not an attested pitched battlefield for 790 in Wikipedia
Coordinates : 42.4649°N, 1.979°E

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