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Battle of the Utus

447 • Dakien Feldschlacht

Historical Overview

A bloody pitched battle between the Huns and the Eastern Roman army. Although the Romans suffered heavy losses, they weakened the Huns enough to save Constantinople from siege.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Tactical victory for the Huns; strategic time gain for Eastern Rome.

Hunnic Empire

  • Commander: Attila
  • Strength: ca. 40.000 Reiter
  • Casualties: Hoch

Byzantine Empire

  • Commander: Arnegisclus †
  • Strength: ca. 25.000 Mann
  • Casualties: Extrem hoch

Strategic Context

Attila's attempt to fully subjugate the Balkans and force the Eastern Empire to pay even higher tributes.

Conflict / War

Hunnic Invasions

Tactical victory for the Huns; strategic time gain for Eastern Rome.

Related Literature

Cover of Geschichte der Spätantike: Das Römische Reich von Diocletian bis Justinian 284-565 n. Chr.

Geschichte der Spätantike: Das Römische Reich von Diocletian bis Justinian 284-565 n. Chr.

Non-fictionAncient RomeAncient World

German
Late Antiquity

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