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Caratacus Rallies the Silures for Guerrilla War, 47 AD

47
Wales
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Campaign
Location
Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Rome (sustained casualties, unable to subdue the Silures by conventional means)
VS
Victor
Silures (repeated tactical successes during the guerrilla phase)
Outcome
Caratacus's guerrilla campaign with the Silures inflicted continuous losses on Roman forces and forced Rome to commit the Twentieth Legion to the Silures frontier by 49 AD, before Ostorius eventually forced Caratacus into a decisive pitched battle in Ordovician territory in 50 AD, where Caratacus was defeated.
The Battle

History & Significance

Caratacus Rallies the Silures for Guerrilla War, 47 AD was a Roman campaign, fought in Wales in 47. Silures (repeated tactical successes during the guerrilla phase) prevailed over Rome (sustained casualties, unable to subdue the Silures by conventional means). Caratacus's guerrilla campaign with the Silures inflicted continuous losses on Roman forces and forced Rome to commit the Twentieth Legion to the Silures frontier by 49 AD, before Ostorius eventually forced Caratacus into a decisive pitched battle in Ordovician territory in 50 AD, where Caratacus was defeated.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Caratacus Rallies the Silures for Guerrilla War, 47 AD lies on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

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Scheduled Monuments near Caratacus Rallies the Silures for Guerrilla War, 47 AD

Cefn Man Moel cross-ridge dyke
Cefn Man Moel cross-ridge dyke
Scheduled monument · Unknown · ~0.4 mi

Cefn Man Moel is a cross-ridge dyke situated in Wales on bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. This geological sequence, laid down during the Westphalian period, comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interbedded with coal seams, ironstone and ferricrete. The dyke represe…

Alan Hughes / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine
Marine Colliery Pumping Engine
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1.6 mi

Marine Colliery Pumping Engine is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument located in Wales, protecting the engineering infrastructure of coal extraction in the South Wales coalfield. The site sits upon the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, a Westphalian-age sequence of mudstone, s…

Chris Allen / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery
Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~2.2 mi

Tredegar Ironworks Cholera Cemetery is a post-medieval burial ground located in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, established to serve the rapidly expanding industrial community of the ironworks. The cemetery dates from the nineteenth century and reflects the public health crises that accompanied i…

Robin Drayton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of
Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~2.9 mi

Sirhowy Ironworks, Site of is a post-medieval and modern industrial monument in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MM185. The site exploits the rich mineral resources of the underlying Westphalian geology, where Pennine and South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation bedrock contains mudstone…

Robin Drayton / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Capel y Brithdir
Capel y Brithdir
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.2 mi

Capel y Brithdir is a medieval chapel situated in Wales, built upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. This geological foundation, laid down during the Westphalian period, comprises mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete—a landscape shaped by ancient…

reg rogers / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty
St. Sannan's Churchayrd Cross, Bedwellty
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~3.8 mi

St. Sannan's Churchyard Cross is a medieval cross located in Bedwellty, Wales, and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference MM310. The monument stands within the churchyard of the parish church dedicated to Saint Sannan, reflecting the religious significance of this site through…

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Y Domen Fawr round cairn
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~0.6 miles
Incline Haulage Winding Engine, Mynydd Bedwellty
Scheduled monument · Post Medieval/Modern · ~1.2 miles
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