| Battle of Arles | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Visigoths | Western Roman Empire Huns | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Theodoric I | Flavius Aetius Attila | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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TheBattle of Arles was fought between theVisigoths and theWestern Roman Empire in 435. The Visigoths and the Romans had previously been in peace after havingfought each other atArles in 425, but in 435 the Visigothic kingTheodoric I again broke the peace treaty and invadedGaul, laying siege to Arles once more. He was however defeated and driven away by the Romans under the leadership ofFlavius Aetius and his largelyHunnic army. Two years later, Theodoric was defeated at a decisive battle atNarbonne.
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