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Siege of Milan

Siege of Milan was a siege conducted in AD 452 at Mediolanum, in what is now Italy. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Hunnic victory; Destruction of Milan. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtAD 452
WhereMediolanum, Italy45.467N, 9.190E
OutcomeHunnic victory; Destruction of Milan
BelligerentsHunnic Empireagainst14px Western Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand3,000 killed or more
Part offall of the western Roman Empire

Where it sits in fall of the western Roman Empire

Siege of Bazas, AD 414Battle of Mérida, AD 428Siege of Paris, AD 451Siege of Metz, AD 451Battle of the Maureaco Fields, AD 451Siege of Milan, AD 452Sack of Aquileia, AD 452Battle of Sinuessa, AD 458Siege of Rome, AD 472Battle of Ravenna, AD 475AD 414AD 475Siege of Milan, AD 452
10 placed engagements of fall of the western Roman Empire in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 452 (year precision)
PlaceMediolanum, Italy
45.467N, 9.190E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown3,000 killed or more
Commanders
  • Attila
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between 222 BC and 1522.

In the same war

Siege of Milan is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q55832309, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Milan (452), revision 1370743529, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.