Battle of the Campus Mauriacus

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5th-century conflict battle historical event

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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Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Campus Mauriacus canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	5th-century conflict ⓘ battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ surface form: Battle of Châlons Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ
approximateCasualties	very high on both sides ⓘ
associatedRuler	Attila the Hun ⓘ surface form: Hunnic ruler Attila Theodoric I ⓘ surface form: Visigothic King Theodoric I Valentinian III ⓘ surface form: Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III
associatedWith	Aetius ⓘ surface form: Flavius Aetius, "the last of the Romans"
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 ⓘ Aetius ⓘ surface form: Flavius 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	Visigothic–Roman conflicts ⓘ surface form: Roman-Visigothic coalition
location	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ surface form: Catalaunian Plains Gaul ⓘ near Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ
militaryTactics	combined Roman regulars and barbarian federate troops ⓘ
notableDeath	Theodoric I ⓘ
outcome	Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ