Charles Martel won the Battle of Tours and several other battles, earning the nickname 'Charles the Hammer'.

Charles Martel was a leader of the Franks in the early 700s. He is famous for stopping the advance of the Moors into Western Europe in the Battle of Tours in 732. Beyond this, he won many other battles, which helped solidify Frankish power in what is now France and Germany. His military successes earned him a reputation as a powerful and effective warrior king.