Tacitus provides specific tactical detail: Agricola committed four cohorts of Batavians and two of Tungrians to lead the assault up the slope. Batavians were trained in close-quarters fighting without reliance on the pilum, using short swords to close immediately with the enemy. This disrupted the Caledonian formation before their flanking movement could be executed, creating the gap that Agricola cavalry exploited to complete the rout.
Tacitus claims 10,000 Caledonians killed; Roman losses 360 killed
Four Batavian cohorts and two Tungrian cohorts in assault; cavalry under Agricola on the flanks
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