The Battle of Tourtour of 973 was a significant victory for the Christian forces of William I of Provence over the Andalusi settlers based at Fraxinetum.
For decades, the Saracens had been making inroads into Provence, building several fortresses, the greatest of which was at Fraxinetum, the castle of La Garde-Freinet.
The peasantry and the nobles were united in their antipathy towards the Andalusis and together implored their ruler, Count William, to act against them.
William defeated the Andalusis in the field and chased them back to Fraxinetum, where they sheltered while the Provençals rested.
For this campaign and its success at expelling all the Andalusis from Provence, William was called "the Liberator" and "Pater Patriae".