The Battle of Stanwick was a conflict that took place in AD 71, near Stanwick in northern

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, between the

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and the

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, in which the Romans defeated the Brigantes. Doubt has been expressed about this battle, and there is no evidence of any battle of significance having been fought at this site despite several archaeological investigations.

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, ''The Rise and fall of ancient Rome'', London - 2004. *'The Stanwick fortifications', Wheeler 1954 *'Stanwick: excavation and fieldwork', Haselgrove and Turnbull 1981-3 Durham University Occ paper No 4 *'Stanwick' (various papers) Arch. J. 147 (1990) *B. Dobson in 'Roman Durham', Trans. Archit. and Archaeological Soc. Durh. and Northumb. ns 2 (1970), 31 f. 71 Stanwick Stanwick 1st century in Roman Britain 70s conflicts {{AncientRome-battle-stub