Why was Charlemagne's most devastating defeat in world history touted as a victory for centuries? This documentary looks behind the facade of great battles and reveals the stark truth.

We analyze the tactical failures of the Pyrenees campaign of 778. Learn why the Frankish armored cavalry tactics failed in the treacherous terrain and how Basque guerrilla warfare decimated the empire's elite. We examine the errors of military leadership and the dark motives behind the destruction of Pamplona. Stay tuned until the end to discover how the "Song of Roland" was fabricated from a tactical disaster to mask the emperor's failure.

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Was the annihilation of the rearguard at the Roncesvalles Pass an inevitable fate or the logical consequence of an arrogant great power policy?

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