Frankish War (428)

Around 400, the Frankish people consisted of two subgroups, the Salian Franks and the Ripuarian Franks, of which the Salians resided within the Roman Empire as foederati and the Ripuarians lived near Cologne on the eastern bank of the Rhine In the province Germania Secunda they delivered troops to the Limitanei in charge of guarding the Rhine border.The commander-in-Chief of the Western army Constantius III made an end to the civil war and restored central authority in Gaul.Finally a Roman army was brought against him under the command of Aetius, the Gallic commander-in-chief , comes et magister militum per Gallias.In addition to the Comitatenses, the Gallic field army, Aetius had access to a large section Hun soldiers, who were famous for their skill as ridden archers.It was a logical decision to quickly send the ride army of Aetius to Gaul to stop the advance of the Franks in the far north.
Fall of the Roman EmpireRoman–Germanic WarsBelgica SecundaGermania SecundaWestern Roman EmpireFrankish peopleFlavius FelixFlavius AetiusChlodioWest Roman EmpireValentinian IIIAetiusSaliansSalian FranksRipuarian FranksCologneLimitaneiRhine crossingConstantine IIIJovinusConstantius IIIHonoriusSulpicius AlexanderRoman CivilTournaiCambraiJoannesrebellion of Theodoric IBonifatiusComitatensesHun soldiersPhilostorgiusProsperChronica Gallica of 452CassiodorusVicus HelenaeProspersNotitia dignitatum