BattlefieldsAgricola Destroys the Ordovices 78 AD
Roman Period

Agricola Destroys the Ordovices 78 AD

78
Gwynedd, Wales
Also known as: Agricola annihilates Ordovices · Roman subjugation of north Wales
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Gwynedd, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Ordovices
Forces
Ordovices c. 8,000–12,000 in pitched battle.
VS
Victor
Rome (Gnaeus Julius Agricola)
Forces
Rome (Agricola) c. 6,000–10,000
Outcome
Ordovician force that destroyed a cavalry regiment was hunted down and almost exterminated; Agricola then re-occupied Mona
The Battle

History & Significance

Agricola arrived in Britain and immediately demonstrated Roman intent by exterminating the Ordovician force that had attacked a Roman cavalry regiment, permanently crushing the tribe.

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