Featured battle : Bomarsund

Part of The Crimean War

Date : 08 August 1854 - 15 August 1854

As part of the allied campaign in the Baltic the Royal Navy landed ten thousand French and one thousand British troops. The initial landing party of the British and a brigade of French marines were to the north of the city and the bulk of the force followed up with a landing to the south of the city. By the 13th August the allies had their guns in place and the bombardment from land and sea began. Assaults on the main forts by both French and British troops resulted in the surrender of the city on the 15th August.

Handbook to Roman Legionary Fortresses

Bishop, M C
Providing exactly what the title suggests, this is primarily a gazetteer of all currently known Roman Legion bases, each with well referenced details such as location, situation, size, orientation etc. as well as the units that were based there together with line drawings and photographs. The handbook also contains appendices of Legionary timelines and a clear list of fortresses listed in the Notitia Dignitatum.

The introductory section is short, but focussed carefully on the architecturally important details that pertain to Legion bases, and while well written, does assume a reasonable working knowledge of Roman military history. The bibliography is truly huge, and all in all this handbook should be considered an essential reference for a Roman military scholar.
Pen & Sword, Barnsley., Jan 2013