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Battle of the Maureaco Fields

Battle of the Maureaco Fields was a battle fought on 20 June AD 451 at Catalaunian Plains, in what is now France. It was part of fall of the western Roman Empire. The recorded result: Inconclusive (See Outcome). Recorded strength: Modern estimates vary: see § Forces against Modern estimates vary: see § Forces.

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"The Huns at the Battle of Chalons" from page 135 of A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times Volume I of VI (en:Project Gutenberg e-text). Illustration by A. De Neuville (1836-1885)
"The Huns at the Battle of Chalons" from page 135 of A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times Volume I of VI (en:Project Gutenberg e-text). Illustration by A. De Neuville (1836-1885). Alphonse de Neuville, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 June AD 451
WhereCatalaunian Plains, France49.000N, 4.500E
OutcomeInconclusive (See Outcome)
BelligerentsWestern Roman Empire; Visigoths; Salian Franks; Ripuarian Franks; Burgundians; Saxons; Armoricans; Alans; OlibronesagainstHunnic Empire; Amali Goths; Rugii; Sciri; Thuringi; Franks; Gepids; Burgundians; Heruli
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 475Battle of the Maureaco Fields, AD 451
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

Date20 June AD 451
PlaceCatalaunian Plains, France
49.000N, 4.500E
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthModern estimates vary: see § ForcesModern estimates vary: see § Forces
Commanders
  • Attila
  • Valamir
  • Theodemir (Ostrogothic king)
  • Ardaric
  • Childeric I
  • Laudaricus
Battle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle of the Maureaco FieldsFirst Battle of ChampagneBattle of ChâlonsBattle of ValmyBattle of Blanc Mont RidgeBataille de Rethel-BeaulieuBattle of ChâlonsBattle of ValmyBataille de Rethel-BeaulieuLuxembourgMetzNancyReimsAmiensVersaillesTroyesAuxerre100 km49.000N, 4.500E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of the Maureaco Fields
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of the Maureaco Fields today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-11. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 0 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 190 m, 190 m of relief, hilly country and today it is 83% cropland, 7% tree cover, 5% grassland.

cropland: 83%tree cover: 7%grassland: 5%built-up: 5%cropland 83%tree cover 7%grassland 5%built-up 5%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 1 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 173 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 451

Battle of the Maureaco Fields is one of 88 engagements of the 5th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139808, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, revision 1385159485, 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.