In his first season as governor (77–78 AD), Agricola almost wiped out the Ordovices of north-west Wales, who had just ambushed and destroyed a Roman cavalry regiment. Tacitus (Agricola's son-in-law) says the Roman army climbed difficult mountain terrain and caught the Ordovices in their own fastnesses, killing nearly the entire tribe. This was different from the Silures campaign — more punitive annihilation than conquest. Agricola then immediately crossed to Anglesey, exploiting his momentum.
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