| Siege and capture of Milan | |||||||
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| Part of the Hunnic invasion of Italy | |||||||
 The invasion of the Huns in Italy portrayed in an 1887 painting by Ulpiano Checa | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hunnic Empire |
 Western Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Attila the Hun | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,000 killed or more | ||||||
The siege and capture of Milan was one of the episodes of the Hun wars fought in Italy. It was carried out by Attila and his Huns in 452, it resulted in the victory of the barbarians and the destruction of Milan. Milan, then called Mediolanum, had been the capital of the Western Roman Empire until 402 AD.