Battle of Mons Graupius
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Barbarians, Nomads, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Italian History, British History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
- Date: 84
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Roman conquest of Britain. Result: Romans routed and killed 10,000 Caledonians with only 360 Roman casualties.
The Roman legions led by Gnaeus Julius Agricola pursued the Caledonians and their leader Calgacus into a region now known as the Grampian Mountains in northern Scotland. The exact location of the climactic battle is not known with certainty. About 30,000 Caledonians gathered on the side of a hill known as Mons Graupius. They vastly outnumbered the Romans, who faced them at the base of the hill. The...
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