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Carrhae - Cantabrian Revolt - Teutoberger Wald - Emesa - Adrianople - Chalons - Dara By 450 Roman control of Gaul, as with all of the provinces outside of Italy, had grown feeble. The Visigoths, who had been forcibly settled in Aquitaine a generation before, were growing increasingly restive. The Burgundians, forcibly settled near the Alps, were more submissive, but were likewise looking for openings for revolt. Northern Gaul between the Rhine and Marne rivers had been all but abandoned to the Franks, and Armorica was only nominally part of the empire. Early in 451, Attila crossed the Rhine with his followers and a large number of allies. Aetius, upon learning of the invasion, moved quickly from Italy into Gaul, picking up allies along the way. Attila and Aetius' forces met at the Catalaunian Fields. Initial Deployment
This is a view of the initial Chalons setup, Huns on the left and Romans on the right. [Close-up]
This is a close-up view of the Roman forces under Aetius deployed on the large gentle hill. [Close-up]
This view from the Hun left shows the Ostrogoths (near) and follows [Close-up]Chalons Results(Rome 2, Huns 5)
Battle Highlights
Rich Baier (left) and John Passiglia (right) review the initial setup. [Close-up]
"The Cleaver" (left) starts his initial bound against his dad, "the Butcher" (right). [Close-up]
This is a nice view of four of the scenarios being played along the row of tables. Peter Sheriff (right) is pressing hard with his Hunnic LH straight at the Roman's somewhat exposed Alan ally. [Close-up]
Peter is focused on slaughtering his father's troops. [Close-up]
Peter (left) looks quite pleased with his attack as he prepares to roll. [Close-up]
Ron Giampapa (left) and Jonathan Bostwick (right) prepare to determine the fate of Rome. [Close-up]
Jonathan (right) moves his Visigothic ally forward against their bitter enemies, the Ostrogoths. [Close-up]
Ron (left) is focused on ending the Gothic blood feud. [Close-up]
John Manning (left) and Jon Baldwin (right) play Chalons in a completely different fashion. The vast majority of their bloodshed occurs between the Gepid and Frankish warband on the Roman left. [Close-up]Last Updated: 27 July 2006 The author David Schlanger may be contacted at buckynduke@comcast.net Please do not use any pictures or text |
