The Battle of Medway - Roman Invasion of Britain AD 43

The Battle of Medway was a decisive turning poiunt in the he Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD.
The Britons never again presented such a united front or fielded a such a vaste army.
It heralded the moment when Britain became. part of someone else's empire

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In AD43, the Romans launched a successful invasion of Britain.

They decisively defeated a huge army of `Britons at a battle on the banks of the river Medway in modern day Kent and the king leading the resistance was killed. That victory paved the way for the occupation of most of the island of Britannia for the next 400 years.

The Roman emperor, Claudius, accompanied by war elephants arrived in Britain to accept the surrender of 11 tribal kings and returned to the Imperial capital in triumph. Interestingly, two future emperors also fought in the campaign.


Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:59 Julius Caesar
3:07 The British tribes
9:06 Collision course
10:36 Claudius
13:26 The Roman Army
14:58 Mutiny
16:24 Invasion AD 43
18:50 British Resistance
21:09 Battle of Medway AD 43
25:43 Britons Defeated
27:08 Claudius In Britain
29:08 Conquest & Resistance



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