Having destroyed the Ordovices, Agricola turned immediately to Anglesey — which had escaped full Roman control since Paulinus was recalled in 60 AD. With no fleet available, he had auxiliary cavalry remove armour and swim across simultaneously, catching the defenders completely unprepared. The island submitted without serious battle. Tacitus finds this characteristic Agricolan solution — bold and unconventional — entirely admirable.
Unhorsed auxiliary cavalry swimming the Menai Strait; shock of unexpected crossing neutralised resistance
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