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Withdrawal from Orleans

Hungary · Warfare / Roman Empire-Hun War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Attila the Hun451

Orleans · Warfare / Roman Empire-Hun War

As the army of Aetius and his Visigoth allies approaches, Attila abandons the effort to take Orleans and withdraws northeast to seek a more favorable battlefield.

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Attila the Hun

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