What did Caesar say about Britain?

Answer 1

Julius Caesar's two short lived expeditions in Britain were restricted to the south east. He found out the geography of the area and what kingdoms and ethic groups there were. He also obtained the surrender of most of the local peoples, but then left to deal with problems in Gaul.

Answer 2

Caesar did not have much to say about Britain. He did not stay there long and did not go beyond the southeast of England. He carried out two very brief expeditions, fought mainly in Surrey and kent and did not go beyond St Albans.

Caesar carried out an expedition in 55 B.C. It was hurried and poorly planned and it occurred in the late summer, which was late on in the military campaigning season. It did not go far from the beachhead where he landed. He had only one legion. Some of the British leaders surrendered. However, the Romans did not know about the high tides of the English Channel (in the Mediterranean the tides are much milder) was poor. A high tide beached the Roman ships and filled them with water and many were made unseaworthy. The British attacked the Romans, but they were repelled but an improvised Roman cavalry and pro-Roman British. Caesar decided to leave before the storms of winter.

The second expedition (54 B.C was better planned. Five legions, a large cavalry and better designed ship were deployed. He defeated a British force probably on the River Stour and then in Kent, but were defeated twice. On hearing that some ships were wrecked by a storm Caesar returned to the coast to repair them. He then returned t the River Stour. Another attack was repulsed and the Britons were routed. The Britons switched to guerrilla tactics. Caesar crossed the River Thames .Six British tribes surrendered to Caesar and told him where the fort of Cassivellaunus, the leader of the British resistance was and he besieged it. A British diversionary attack failed. Cassivellaunus surrendered. Caesar was in a hurry to return to Gaul as the winter was approaching and as thre was unrest there. He left and did not leave any Roman soldiers in Britain.

Answer 3

He was going to find the Celts (English people)

That he can be king of the Rome.

Answer 4

Veni Vidi Vici: I came, I saw, I conquered. Concise & to the point I suppose.