After the decisive Medway crossing, Plautius pursued the British to the Thames. Batavian auxiliaries again swam across. Togodumnus — Caratacus's brother — died shortly after this engagement. Plautius halted here, summoning Emperor Claudius himself to lead the final advance to Camulodunum. The precise crossing point is debated — Southwark, Brentford, and Wallingford have all been proposed.
Togodumnus mortally wounded; heavy British losses
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