. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	___		This is the beginning of medieval times, starting with the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and running up to the traditional beginning of the Islamic Era in 622. The major military/historical events of this time were the uniting and expansion of the Frankish Kingdom by Clovis, the Ostrogoth invasion of Italy led by Theodoric, the Anglo-Saxons taking more and more of Britain, and the Wars of Justinian. The two most famous generals of this era were both Byzantines: Belisarius and Narses. The historical King Arthur is also from this time. For the battles of Clovis and Theodoric, I kinda made up the details because there wasn't much in the way of orders of battle and army arrangement maps available - documentation was best for the Wars of Justinian. Daras, Taginae and Casilinum are the only battles I had maps for. As you can see from the authorship of this section I was the only person who did battles for this era; I just started at 476 and went ALL the way through. 476-622 Soissons ... v1.1... Author: Chris Jackson 486 - Clovis leads the Salian Franks to victory over Syagrius and ends the last trace of Roman rule in the West. . Singidunum ...v1.1... Author: Chris Jackson c. February 489 - Theodoric's Ostrogoths fight the Gepids on the Ulca near modern-day Belgrade, during their trek to Italy. . Sontius ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson August 28, 489 - Theodoric reaches the Italian border and defeats an Odoacer-led coalition army of barbarian tribes. . Verona ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson September 30, 489 - Theodoric storms Odoacer's defenses in the hardest-fought battle of this campaign for Italy. . Addua ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson August 11, 490 - Theodoric, aided by the Visigoths, defeats Odoacer on the Addua River in another bloody battle. . Pineta ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson July 10 or 15, 491 - In the final battle of Theodoric's campaign for Italy, Odoacer orders a sortie on the Ostrogoth camp in a last attempt to relieve the siege of Ravenna. . Cotiaeum ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 492 - Byzantine emperor Anastasius fields an essentially Gothic army to put down an Isaurian rebellion. . Tolbiac ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 496 - Clovis defends the Franks in the east from an Alaman incursion. It is said he vows to convert to Christianity if he can be granted victory on this day. . Ouche ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 500 - Gundobad of the Burgundians is double-crossed by Godogesil and Clovis of the Franks, and must face both on the battlefield near Dijon. . Badon Hill ... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson c.500(?) - The historical Arthur wins his most famous battle and halts the westward advance of the Saxons through Britain for half a century. . Horrea Margi... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 505 - The Ostrogoths try to save Mundo the Hun from a Byzantine and Bulgarian siege. . Vouille... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson May 507 - Despite Theodoric's diplomatic efforts, Clovis invades the Visigoth kingdom of Alaric II and fights the decisive battle near Poitiers. . Vezeronces... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson June 25, 524 - In the Frankish invasion of Burgundy, two sons of Clovis join forces against Godomar in an engagement near Lyons. . Daras... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson July 530 - a Byzantine general named Belisarius defends a frontier fortress city from attack by a larger Persian force. . Callinicus... v1.1... Author: Chris Jackson April 19, 531 - Belisarius leads a tired, fasting army against the retreating Persians on the banks of the Euphrates. . Tricameron... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson mid-December 533 - Belisarius attacks in front of the Vandal camp in a pure cavalry engagement, the only real organized battle of the Vandal War. . Taginae... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson late June-early July 552 - Narses, the great eunuch general, uses an unusual Byzantine army arrangement to trap Totila the Ostrogoth as the long, destructive Gothic War reaches a climax. . Casilinum... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson July (?) 554 - A year after Buccelin the Alaman leads a large Frankish army into Italy, Narses closes in for a decisive battle near modern-day Capua. . Melanthius... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 559 - Belisarius is called out of retirement to stop a Bulgar-Slav invasion force headed for Constantinople. . Martyropolis... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson summer 589 - Philippicus' Byzantine army attempts to prevent the reinforcement of a Persian-occupied city. . Canzak... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson late summer 591 - Persian usurper Bahram Chubin is caught by the much larger Byzantine army that intends to restore Chosroes II to the Persian throne. . Degsastan... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 603 - the Dalriadic Scots invade the Northumbrian Kingdom and are met in battle at Dawston in Liddesdale. . Idle... v1.0... Author: Chris Jackson 616 - Northumbrian King Aethelfrith is defeated and killed by Raedwald of East Anglia, allowing Edwin to claim the Northumbrian throne. . . This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page