BattlefieldsHod Hill Artillery Bombardment
Roman Period

Hod Hill Artillery Bombardment

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England
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Durotriges
Forces
Durotriges
VS
Victor
Legio II Augusta
Forces
Legio II Augusta artillery
Outcome
Chieftain compound destroyed by artillery fire; fort surrendered; auxiliary garrison installed inside the hillfort
The Battle

History & Significance

Ballista bolts concentrated on the chieftain compound within Hod Hill show deliberate Roman artillery targeting of the native leadership before the assault, a uniquely documented tactic in the conquest of south-west Britain.

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