Battle of Orleans (463)

Battle of Orléans
Part of the Germanic Wars
Image of the Visigoth king, Theodoric II.
Date 463 CE Location Aurelianum (Today Orléans, France) 47°54′09″N 1°54′32″E / 47.9025°N 1.9090°E / 47.9025; 1.9090 Result Roman, Frankish and Alan victory
Belligerents
Alans Salian Franks Kingdom of Soissons	Visigoths
Commanders and leaders
Aegidius Childeric I	Theodoric II Federico †

The Battle of Orléans took place in the year 463 pitting the forces of the Kingdom of Soissons, under the command of the magister militum Aegidius, against those of the Visigoths who were commanded by the Visigoth King Theodoric II and his brother Federico.