After the Medway, the Romans advanced to the Thames. Batavian auxiliaries swam the river; Roman troops crossed at a ford and possibly a bridge; the pursuing Britons suffered losses in the marshes. Plautius halted and sent for the Emperor Claudius, who arrived with elephants to receive the final advance on Camulodunum — ensuring the Emperor got the credit. The crossing ended effective British resistance in the south-east.
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