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Roman Period

Agricola Reoccupies Mona (Anglesey) 78 AD

78
Anglesey, Wales
Also known as: Second Roman conquest of Anglesey · Agricola at Mona
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Anglesey, Wales
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Ordovices / Mona defenders
Forces
Ordovices/Mona defenders c. 4,000–8,000.
VS
Victor
Rome (Agricola)
Forces
Rome (Agricola) c. 5,000–8,000
Outcome
Island recaptured using auxiliary cavalry who swam the Strait; local population submitted
The Battle

History & Significance

Agricola used unhorsed auxiliary cavalry to swim the Menai Strait and recapture Mona without a fleet, completing the pacification of Wales within his first campaigning season.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Agricola Reoccupies Mona (Anglesey) 78 AD

Tre-Garnedd Moated Site
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~1.6 miles
Hirdre-Faig Standing Stone
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~1.9 miles
Llanddyfnan Standing Stone
Scheduled monument · Prehistoric · ~2.3 miles
Old Parish Church & Churchyard
Scheduled monument · Medieval · ~2.5 miles
Mynwent y Llwyn
Scheduled monument · Early Medieval · ~2.6 miles
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