▁Ga ul , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁man power ▁for ▁putting ▁down ▁an ▁incon sequ ential ▁ins urre ction ▁in ▁the ▁mountains . ▁Pel ag ius ▁never ▁attempted ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁issue , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁Um ay y ad ▁defeat ▁elsewhere ▁that ▁probably ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cov ad ong a . ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 7 2 1 , ▁a ▁Muslim ▁force ▁that ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁and ▁inv aded ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Fran ks ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Toul ouse , ▁in ▁present - day ▁France . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁serious ▁set back ▁in ▁the ▁Muslim ▁campaign ▁in ▁south western ▁Europe . ▁Rel uct ant ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁C ór dob a ▁with ▁such ▁un al loy ed ▁bad ▁news , ▁the ▁U mm ay ad ▁w ā li , ▁An bas a ▁ibn ▁Su h ay m ▁Al - K al bi , ▁decided ▁that ▁putting ▁down ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁in ▁Ast ur ias ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁home ▁would ▁afford ▁his ▁troops ▁an ▁easy ▁victory ▁and ▁raise ▁their ▁flag ging ▁mor ale . ▁ ▁Battle ▁ ▁In ▁ 7 2 2 , ▁forces ▁commanded ▁by ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁command ers ▁Al ▁Q ama ▁and ▁Mun u za , ▁and ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁legend ) ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Bishop ▁O pp as ▁of ▁Se ville , ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Ast ur ias . ▁As ▁Al ▁Q ama ▁over ran ▁much