What is Battle of the Catalaunian Plains?
{{unreferenced|date=September 2010}} The '''Battle of the Catalaunian Plains''' (also called the ''Battle of Châlons-sur-Marne'' or ''Battle of Châlons'') was a [[battle]] in 451 AD. It took place in [[Châlons-en-Champagne|Châlons-sur-Marne]], in northeast [[Gaul]] (nowadays [[France]]). [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] legions commanded by [[Flavius Aetius]] allied with [[Visigoth]] soldiers led by [[Theodoric I]], to defeat the armies of [[Attila the Hun]]. Attila's armies consisted mainly of [[Cavalry|horsemen]]. The battle ended as a stalemate - and thus a victory for the West, the Huns having suffered too many losses to continue their attack. The battle of the Catalaunian Plains crushed Attila's dreams of invading the Roman empire, and ultimately was the end of his [[Huns|empire]] in [[Europe]]. But the battle also weakened the already fragile [[Western Roman Empire]], which collapsed 25 years later, in 476. {{history-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle Of The Catalaunian Plains}} [[Category:451]] [[Category:Gaul]] [[Category:Wars and battles of Ancient Rome]] [[Category:Marne]]