▁near ▁Ro chester ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Med way . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Med way ▁ra ged ▁for ▁two ▁days . ▁G na eus ▁H os id ius ▁G eta ▁was ▁almost ▁captured , ▁but ▁recovered ▁and ▁turned ▁the ▁battle ▁so ▁decis ively ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁" R oman ▁triumph ". ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁were ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Th ames . ▁They ▁were ▁purs ued ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁causing ▁some ▁Roman ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁mar sh es ▁of ▁Es sex . ▁Whether ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁bridge ▁for ▁this ▁purpose ▁or ▁built ▁a ▁temporary ▁one ▁is ▁uncertain . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁division ▁of ▁auxili ary ▁Bat av ian ▁troops ▁sw am ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁force . ▁ ▁T og od umn us ▁died ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁on ▁the ▁Th ames . ▁Pla ut ius ▁halt ed ▁and ▁sent ▁word ▁for ▁Claud ius ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁push . ▁Cass ius ▁D io ▁presents ▁this ▁as ▁Pla ut ius ▁need ing ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁assistance ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁res urg ent ▁British , ▁who ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁T og od umn us . ▁However , ▁Claud ius ▁was ▁no ▁military ▁man ▁and ▁the ▁Pra et or ian ▁coh ort s ▁accompanied ▁Emperor ▁Claud ius ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁AD . ▁The ▁Arch ▁of ▁Claud ius ▁in ▁Rome ▁says ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁eleven ▁British ▁k ings ▁with ▁no ▁losses