The Romans were able to conquer the British tribes in the southern part of Britain fairly quickly, but they faced stiff resistance from the northern tribes. The British tribe known as Caledonians, in the northern part of Britain, refused to fight the Romans for a number of years. Finally, in A.D. 83, the Romans forced the case by marching into Caledonian territory during harvest time and attacking the granaries. This forced the Caledonias into a battle, which took place at a site known as Mons Graupius. Hence, the name Battle of Mons Graupius. The Caledonians were decimated and over 10,000 of their soldiers were killed.