09-15-2023, 08:19 AM
(06-19-2023, 07:40 AM)Steven James Wrote: Nathan wrote:The only plausible reason to move to London is because the Thames is a defensible barrier ... something which has been denied by the people here, and if you cannot accept basic military reality like that, then there isn't any realistic chance of having a sensible discussion on anything else.
Instead he marched to London 'with wonderful resolution', thinking to establish his forces there 'as a seat of war'. Needless to say, he could not do this with cavalry alone, and certainly not only 120 of them.
Nathan wrote:
If he was 'on reconnaissance', why would he need to go to London? He knew what London looked like and what its defences were like. The enemy were not at London. They were at Colchester. Why did he not ride to or towards Colchester?
Objection your honour, this is speculation.
The text also mentions something like "giving up delay" ... he then decides to go to battle. When Romans march "with wonderful resolution" ... it doesn't mean a gallop. It means not delaying days on route to do the normal chores. Again, this is just the reality of war ... armies take months to get into position ready for a battle.
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
