Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

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battle historical event

The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains was a pivotal 451 AD clash in Gaul where Roman and allied forces halted Attila the Hun’s advance into Western Europe.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains canonical	11
Battle of Châlons	6
Catalaunian Plains	3
Battle of the Catalaunian Fields	1
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451 CE)	1
Catalauni	1
Siege of Orléans (451)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownFor	complex alliance politics between Romans and Germanic kingdoms ⓘ
associatedWith	Attila’s invasion of Gaul ⓘ
belligerent	Alans ⓘ Burgundians ⓘ Franks ⓘ Gepids ⓘ Huns ⓘ Goths ⓘ surface form: Ostrogoths Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
combatantsSide1	coalition of Romans and Germanic allies ⓘ
combatantsSide2	Huns and subject peoples ⓘ
commander	Attila the Hun ⓘ Aetius ⓘ surface form: Flavius Aetius Theodoric I ⓘ Thorismund ⓘ
commandStructureSide1	Visigothic–Roman conflicts ⓘ surface form: Roman–Visigothic coalition under Aetius and Theodoric I
commandStructureSide2	Hunnic-led coalition under Attila ⓘ
conflictType	land battle ⓘ
date	20 June 451 ⓘ 451 ⓘ
era	Late Antiquity ⓘ
followedBy	Attila’s invasion of Italy ⓘ
hasAlias	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of Châlons Battle of Maurica ⓘ Battle of the Campus Mauriacus ⓘ Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Catalaunian Fields
historicalSource	Jordanes ⓘ Prosper of Aquitaine ⓘ Sidonius Apollinaris ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	France ⓘ
notableDeath	Theodoric I ⓘ
partOf	Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ Late Roman–Hunnic conflicts ⓘ
place	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Catalaunian Plains Gaul ⓘ near Châlons-en-Champagne ⓘ
precededBy	Hunnic invasions of Gaul ⓘ surface form: Hunnic campaigns in Eastern Gaul
result	Attila the Hun forced to withdraw from Gaul ⓘ Hunnic advance into Gaul halted ⓘ strategic Roman–Visigothic victory ⓘ
significance	checked Hunnic expansion in Western Europe ⓘ considered a pivotal battle in late antiquity ⓘ one of the last major victories of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Roman Empire → importantBattle → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Gallic Empire → dissolutionEvent → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

Fall of the Western Roman Empire → hasKeyEvent → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451 CE)

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains → hasAlias → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains → hasAlias → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Catalaunian Fields

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains → place → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catalaunian Plains

Aetius → participatedIn → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Remi → neighbouringTribe → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catalauni

Huns → foughtInBattle → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Roman emperor Aurelian → battle → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

subject surface form: Aurelian

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

Tetricus I → defeatEvent → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

Theodoric I → deathPlace → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Theodoric I → conflict → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Attila the Hun → notableWork → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Battle of Maurica → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

Battle of Maurica → location → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catalaunian Plains

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

this entity surface form: Battle of Châlons

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

this entity surface form: Catalaunian Plains

Hunnic invasions of Gaul → hasPart → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Orléans (451)

Late Roman–Hunnic conflicts → significantEvent → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ

Thorismund → participantIn → Battle of the Catalaunian Plains ⓘ