BattlefieldsCornish Tribal Resistance to Roman Advance
Roman Period

Cornish Tribal Resistance to Roman Advance

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

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Cornish Dumnonii
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Roman detachments
Outcome
Roman economic and military presence established in west Cornwall; tribes nominally pacified
The Battle

History & Significance

Roman forces extending control into Cornwall encountered resistance from the western Dumnonii as they sought to exploit the tin and copper deposits of the far south-west; the nature and scale of resistance is uncertain but Roman military presence is attested at several Cornish sites.

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