Supported by catapults mounted on the invasion ships, he landed 2 legions of soldiers near Dover in 55 B.C.
In late summer, 55 BC, even though it was late in the campaigning 
season, Caesar .... as opposed to two, plus two-thousand cavalry, carried in ships 
which he... [DOC] [TLE] Invasion of Britain 55 BC - UNRV [PAR] In late August of 55 BC, with the VII and X legions approximating 10,000 men, ... 
the cliffs of Dover, making a landing impossible, and the fleet was forced farther 
up the coast.