Manchester's military legacy
Dickens, Steven2017
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The establishment of the Roman fort of Mamucium in AD79 is the first known record of any military construction, or presence, in the area that is now the Castlefield district of the city. The Roman auxiliary units posted here used the fort as a garrison, located at Mamucium for the purpose of protecting the Roman road from Chester (Deva Victrix) to York (Eboracum). The site was previously occupied, as a defensive hill fort, by the ancient Britons, or Brigantes, who were native to the area. The next epoch of military activity at Manchester occurred in the Civil War and the Siege of Manchester in 1642. Manchester's declaration as a Parliamentarian town had far-reaching consequences, in terms of its military legacy, on the voting rights of Mancunians.
Main title:
Manchester's military legacy / Steven Dickens.
Author:
Dickens, Steven, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2017.
Collation:
136 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526707789 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.733942.733DIC(780)942.733DIC(789)Local History 942.733DIC
Language:
English
BRN:
2577569