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Well let me just put in what little i know...
I believe that she got lucky with the 9th legion she caught them strung out on the march unprepared and overconfident. However she was leading a large bunch of tribesmen not an organised military force. There would have been several chieftains and leaders with groups of warriors loyal to them. Therefore all she could do would be things like mass charges. The organisation and discipline for more elaborate maneuvering did not exist. Also after she defeated the 9th, lots of others who had been fence sitting joined her further straining command and control.
Gaius Suetonius Paulinus i believe chose a bit of ground best suited to roman tactics and let her come on at him. Imagine you are a bunch of fierce celtic tribesmen all painted with woad. Yo have already annihilated an entire roman legion. After a pursuit you catch sight of your craven foes at last. What do you do? Why charge them of course bellowing war cries.
And that was that.
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