04-17-2013, 08:50 PM
Roughly 20000 Goths were present with portions of the Gallic and Praesental Field Armies, the in which the gallic and praesental armies were heavily manned by Franks and Alans, not to mention the fact that both the Franks and Alans brought their own forces. The Roman portions of the field armies were probably manned by Armoricans and Liticians, plus maybe some Italians or Romans from the vicinity of modern Provence and Auvergne. There were also Burgundians and Frisians.
The Army was about 2/3 barbarian with a Roman contingient. The first french victory I'd say would be the French conquest of the Alamanni, and then their victory at Soissons in 486 and 487.
Chalons was the last battle the Roman Army fought and won, not counting the later civil wars between ricimer and various emperors where the Remnants of the Roman Army fought each other, like Avitus vs. Ricimer and Majoran in 457.
The Western Navy managed to defeat the vandals off the coast of Corsica in 458.
The main criticism I have Diocle is that the battle didn't get to that "last stand" point really, except in the center where the majority of the fighting took place. The Roman Line was rather unaffected by the battle, as the Gepids were the weakest portion of Attila's army. The Romans (and the Franks, who were manning the Border Garrisons with their own men, and were part of the Roman Army by default) helped play the pivotal role int he battle - close in on Attila's flanks when the center collapsed - but all in all I would moreso expect to see Sambida and Thorismund in that sort of a position than Aetius.
The Army was about 2/3 barbarian with a Roman contingient. The first french victory I'd say would be the French conquest of the Alamanni, and then their victory at Soissons in 486 and 487.
Chalons was the last battle the Roman Army fought and won, not counting the later civil wars between ricimer and various emperors where the Remnants of the Roman Army fought each other, like Avitus vs. Ricimer and Majoran in 457.
The Western Navy managed to defeat the vandals off the coast of Corsica in 458.
The main criticism I have Diocle is that the battle didn't get to that "last stand" point really, except in the center where the majority of the fighting took place. The Roman Line was rather unaffected by the battle, as the Gepids were the weakest portion of Attila's army. The Romans (and the Franks, who were manning the Border Garrisons with their own men, and were part of the Roman Army by default) helped play the pivotal role int he battle - close in on Attila's flanks when the center collapsed - but all in all I would moreso expect to see Sambida and Thorismund in that sort of a position than Aetius.
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