In two battles, forces of the Imperial West landed on the Pictish Shore, defeating a local tribe, and then marched inland and defeated another force of natives.
The first battle was bloody, seeing much destruction. Several auxiliary alae and cohortes were damaged, but many Picts were slain, including the local chieftain, and sturdy captives taken who will prove hard-working slaves in mainland coloniae.
In the second engagement, Roman forces were attacked by surprise, when overwhelming numbers of the barbarians sprang a cunning ambush. But doughty fighting on the part of the Imperial legions garnered another crushing victory.
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