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Roman Period

Legio XIV Gemina Advance through the Welsh Marches 47 AD

47–50
Shropshire, England
Also known as: Roman Welsh Marches advance · Legio XIV in the Cornovii borderlands
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Shropshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Cornovii and Ordovices border groups
VS
Victor
Rome (Legio XIV Gemina)
Outcome
Welsh Marches secured; Viroconium (Wroxeter) established as western legionary base; Severn reached
The Battle

History & Significance

Legio XIV Gemina was assigned the Welsh Marches as its operational zone, pushing west from the Midlands toward the Severn and the Cornovii-Ordovices frontier. The fortress at Viroconium (Wroxeter) was established and Roman authority driven to the edge of the Welsh highlands. Cornovii collaboration was essential — the tribe supplied road-building labour and intelligence about Ordovician movements. Legio XIV would go on to win the epithet Martia Victrix for its role crushing Boudicca.

Forces Involved

Legio XIV Gemina with Gaulish auxiliary cohorts and Dobunni allied scouts

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Scheduled Monuments near Legio XIV Gemina Advance through the Welsh Marches 47 AD

Uffington Roman Temporary Camp, Shrewsbury
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Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm
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Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church
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Queen Eleanor's Bower: a ringwork, 710m north east of Bridge Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Site discovered by aerial photography
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