Battle of the Catalunian Plain 451 AD

[NickNascati]

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?

[guitarheroandy]

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!)

[NickNascati]

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.

[Ten Fingered Jack]

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.

[Cacique Caribe]

Well done!

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

Dan

[George]

There are 3 parts available on YouTube   https://youtu.be/BCBO2mM3MSc

[Cacique Caribe]

Whoa, what happened to the vid?

Dan

[George]

Click on the YouTube link and it will open.