Invasion : the Roman invasion of Britain in the year AD 43 and the events leading to their occupation of the West Country

Invasion : the Roman invasion of Britain in the year AD 43 and the events leading to their occupation of the West Country /

A military reappraisal of the Claudian Conquest of Britain, helping to appreciate the military action open to Aulus Plautius, the invasion force commander.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peddie, John, 1933- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1987.
Subjects:
55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Romans > England > West Country.
Romans > Great Britain.
Romains > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Romains > Angleterre (Sud-Ouest)
Romains > Grande-Bretagne.
Invasions of Great Britain.
Romans.
Geschichte 43-52.
Great Britain > History > Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain > History, Military > 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain > History > Invasions.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 55 av. J.-C.-449 (Période romaine)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > Invasions.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 55 av. J.-C.-449 (Période romaine)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 55 av. J.-C.-449.
England > West Country.
Great Britain.
Britannien > Eroberung.
History.
Military history.
Table of Contents:
  • Caesar's British legacy
  • The Roman army and its logistics
  • The landings in Kent
  • The battle on the Medway
  • The fall of Colchester
  • Caratacus' fighting withdrawal
  • The campaign in the West
  • Defeat for Caratacus
  • The protagonists
  • Appendices : A. Caesar's invasion, 54 BC ; B. The Medway Bridges at Rochester ; C. Roman logistical matters.

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