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Miniatures Adventure => Age of Myths, Gods and Empires => Topic started by: NickNascati on January 14, 2022, 05:23:45 PM

Title: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: NickNascati on January 14, 2022, 05:23:45 PM
All,
      I want to have a go at doing a bathtubbed relight of the battle using my Elastolins.  I’m having a hard time with the terrain though.  Was it indeed just a featureless plain?  Was there any terrain that would affect the battle?
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: guitarheroandy on January 14, 2022, 05:27:32 PM
I seem to recall that there was a hill on the allied left that the Roman wing of the allied army fought over and captured thereby denying the Hun alliance the high ground. I have the Osprey book somewhere so I'll go and dig it out and see if I can locate any more info (and see if that recollection is in fact correct!)
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: NickNascati on January 14, 2022, 05:55:46 PM
What I’ve seen seems to support your thoughts.  In fact it’s described as a dominating ridge.  So this is what I’ve set up.  Except for the actual Hun figures, all the rest are Dark Ages minis standing in.

Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: Ten Fingered Jack on January 15, 2022, 03:44:45 PM
Check out Simon Mac Dowall's  "Catalaunian Fields" published by Osprey.He says Aetius approached from high ground to the west and that the "hill" was a ridge that continued that high ground.
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: Cacique Caribe on April 07, 2022, 04:31:17 AM
Well done!

By the way, the Catalaunian Plain 451 was the battle description that first got me into wargaming.

Dan
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: George on April 14, 2022, 11:41:26 AM
There are 3 parts available on YouTube   https://youtu.be/BCBO2mM3MSc
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: Cacique Caribe on April 16, 2022, 03:57:45 AM
Whoa, what happened to the vid?

Dan
Title: Re: Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD
Post by: George on April 16, 2022, 10:25:46 AM
Click on the YouTube link and it will open.