02-20-2007, 12:47 PM
Quote:Quote:Boudicca had got such good hype as a leader/commander when her army gave such a pitiful (if the sources are to be believed) final display against Paulinus.
It may have had something to do with the fact that along with her 'army' the retinue containing all the wives and children came along to spectate. These were arranged in wagons behind the battlefield on the Britons side.
When Suetonius' forces advanced, and the Britons were forced to retreat, they came upon the solid barrier that was the wagons etc. They had nowhere to go and were slaughtered to a man!
That's just damned careless planning! :wink:
What i do not understand is that when the Romans advance why the Celish-Pretani did not get round the flanks, chatriots are said to have been good at chasing off horse ?
Maybe the advantage was not 20:1 after all :roll:
Conal Moran
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