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Battle of Caer Caradoc

Battle of Caer Caradoc was a battle fought in AD 50 at Caer Caradoc, in what is now United Kingdom. It was part of the Roman conquest of Britain, which ran from AD 43 to AD 84. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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A view from a northbound Severn Valley Railway service as GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 locomotive 7802 Bradley Manor hauls its train over the river that gives the railway its name.
A view from a northbound Severn Valley Railway service as GWR Manor Class 4-6-0 locomotive 7802 Bradley Manor hauls its train over the river that gives the railway its name.. Chris McKenna (Thryduulf), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAD 50
WhereCaer Caradoc, United Kingdom52.553N, 2.773W
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman EmpireagainstBritons
Part ofRoman conquest of BritainAD 43 to AD 84

Where it sits in the Roman conquest of Britain

Caesar's invasions of Britain, 56 BCBattle 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 140Roman invasion of Caledonia, AD 20856 BCAD 208Battle of Caer Caradoc, AD 50
10 placed engagements of the Roman conquest of Britain in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAD 50 (year precision)
PlaceCaer Caradoc, United Kingdom
52.553N, 2.773W
KindBattle, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Publius Ostorius Scapula
  • Caratacus
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Battle of Caer Caradoc is one of 63 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2521439, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Caratacus' last battle, revision 1370610175, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.