Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the Roman conquest of Britain

The atlas places 8 engagements of the Roman conquest of Britain (AD 43 to AD 84): 7 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day United Kingdom. The most widely documented: Battle of Mons Graupius, Battle of Watling Street.

See them on the globe

Battle of the FensBattle of LondiniumBattle of the MedwayBattle of the ThamesBattle of Caer CaradocBattle of Watling StreetBattle of Mons GraupiusSiege of BurnswarkBattle of the MedwayBattle of the ThamesBattle of Caer CaradocBattle of Watling StreetBattle of Mons GraupiusSiege of BurnswarkAmsterdamBrusselsDublinGlasgowManchesterThe HagueBelfast200 km54.096N, 1.098W
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 40s: 3 engagements3 in AD 40sAD 50s: 1 engagementsAD 60s: 2 engagementsAD 80s: 1 engagementsAD 140s: 1 engagementsAD 40sAD 140s
8 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of the Medway, AD 43Battle of the Thames, AD 43Battle of the Fens, AD 47Battle of Caer Caradoc, AD 50Battle of Watling Street, AD 60Battle of Londinium, AD 60Battle of Mons Graupius, AD 83Siege of Burnswark, AD 140AD 43AD 140
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 43Battle of the MedwayRiver Medway, United KingdomRoman victory
AD 43Battle of the ThamesRiver Thames, United Kingdom
AD 47Battle of the FensUnited Kingdom
AD 50Battle of Caer CaradocCaer Caradoc, United KingdomRoman victory
AD 60Battle of Watling StreetUnited KingdomRoman victory
AD 60Battle of LondiniumLondinium, United Kingdom
AD 83Battle of Mons GraupiusScotland, United KingdomRoman victory
AD 140Siege of BurnswarkBurnswark Hill, United Kingdom

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Roman conquest of Britain (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.