Mancetter (Roman Manduessedum) is the most widely accepted candidate for the final battle of the Boudiccan revolt. Suetonius Paulinus chose a narrow defile backed by forest, denying Boudiccan superiority in numbers. The Romans repulsed the charge with disciplined volley fire and counter-attack; British warriors were trapped against their own wagons. Tacitus puts Roman losses at around 400, British dead at 80,000. The battle secured Roman Britain for a generation.
Roman c.400 killed; British c.70,000-80,000 (Tacitus — greatly exaggerated but reflecting a rout)
Roman: Legio XIV Gemina, detachments of Legio XX Valeria Victrix, auxiliary cavalry and infantry c.10,000. British: Iceni, Trinovantes and allied tribes — Tacitus suggests 230,000 warriors including camp followers
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