Sack of Strasbourg (451)

Strasbourg was one of the cities burned and sacked by Atilla the Hun during his Gallic campaign of 451. The city was destroyed.

Sack of Strasbourg
Part of the Hunnic Invasion of Gaul
Atilla's Invasion of Gaul 451
Date 451 AD Location Strasbourg, Western Roman Empire Result Hunnic victory
Belligerents
Hunnic Empire	Western Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Attila the Hun	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Strasbourg completely destroyed, heavy casualties

Prelude

Atilla the Hun had been a major threat to the Western Roman Empire he fought many battles against them and would burn and sack the cities he entered earning him the name "Scourage of God". One of his most famous Campaigns was Gaul, where one of his most famous and successful battles would take place the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains.^{[citation needed]}

Destruction of Strasbourg

In 451 Atilla the Hun launched an Invasion of Gaul against the Western Roman Empire, Atilla the Hun began the Campaign of sacking and burning cities. He ravaged most of Gaul, one of the cities that were attacked was Strasbourg as it was the center of Gaul.^[1][2] When Atilla the Hun entered Strasbourg, he and his army began massacring and burning the city to the ground. The city was fully destroyed, and its civilians were killed.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. James Kerman - Robinson Jeffers p,97
2. "Mohamed El-Fers" Kirkpinar - All about Turkish Oilwrestling p,90
3. "Mohamed El-Fers" Kirkpinar - All about Turkish Oilwrestling p,90
4. James Kerman - Robinson Jeffers p,97
5. "Kenneth L. Vaux"- While I Have Being p,137
6. The Middle Ages - Page 159
7. Simon MacDowall Catalaunian Fields AD 451: Rome’s last great battle p,43