The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

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True or false: De Bourgondiërs wilden Aëtius aanvallen?

False

True or false: Aëtius kon de heuvel bezetten en het slagveld vanaf de Catalaunische vlakten bekijken?

True

True or false: Attila beval zijn priesters en waarzeggers om de uitkomst van de slag te voorspellen?

True

True or false: Attila besloot de Bourgondiërs aan te vallen met al zijn kracht?

True

True or false: Iedereen die weigerde Attila te volgen zou gedood worden?

True

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  • The Bourgondiërs were reluctant to fight Aëtius, the commander who had ordered the Huns to attack them a few years earlier.

  • Aëtius was able to capture the hill and view the battle fields from the Catalaunian plains.

  • Attila ordered his priests and seers to predict the outcome of the battle. They concluded that the outcome was not looking good for the Bourgondiërs.

  • Attila decided to attack the Bourgondiërs with his full force. The first person to throw a spear would be killed, and anyone who refused to follow Attila would be killed.

Test your knowledge of the historic battle between the Bourgondiërs and Attila's forces on the Catalaunian plains, including the strategies and decisions made by key commanders.

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