Battle of the Campus Mauriacus

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The Battle of the Campus Mauriacus was a major 5th-century clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.

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Battle of the Campus Mauriacus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century conflict ⓘ
battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Châlons ⓘ
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
approximateCasualties very high on both sides ⓘ
associatedRuler Hunnic ruler Attila ⓘ
linked to: Attila the Hun

Visigothic King Theodoric I ⓘ
linked to: Theodoric I

Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III ⓘ
linked to: Valentinian III
associatedWith Flavius Aetius, "the last of the Romans" ⓘ
linked to: Aetius
belligerent Alans ⓘ
Burgundians ⓘ
Huns ⓘ
Ostrogoths allied with the Huns ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ
Western Roman Empire ⓘ
category Battles involving the Huns ⓘ
Battles involving the Visigoths ⓘ
Battles involving the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
century 5th century ⓘ
commander Attila the Hun ⓘ
Flavius Aetius ⓘ
linked to: Aetius

Theodoric I ⓘ
conflictIn Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ
date 451 ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy Attila the Hun's invasion of Italy ⓘ
historicalDebate exact location remains uncertain ⓘ
historicalSources Jordanes ⓘ
Prosper of Aquitaine ⓘ
involvedMilitaryAlliance Roman-Visigothic coalition ⓘ
location Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ
near Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ
militaryTactics combined Roman regulars and barbarian federate troops ⓘ
notableDeath Theodoric I ⓘ
outcome Attila withdrew from Gaul ⓘ
partOf Attila the Hun's invasion of Western Roman Gaul ⓘ
precededBy Hunnic invasion of Gaul in 451 ⓘ
primaryOpponentOf Attila the Hun ⓘ
region Western Europe ⓘ
result halted Attila the Hun's advance into Western Europe ⓘ
strategic Roman-Visigothic victory ⓘ
significance checked Hunnic expansion in Western Europe ⓘ
one of the last major victories of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ
year 451 ⓘ

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Battle of the Catalaunian Plains → hasAlias → Battle of the Campus Mauriacus ⓘ