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— Roman invasion of Britain
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|+ Battle after: Battle of Caer Caradoc
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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc|Battle of Medway
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|Conflict||Roman invasion of Britain
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|Date||43 AD
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|Place||southeast England
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|Result||Roman victory
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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#cccccc|Combatants
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| width=50%|Roman Empire
| width=50%|British Celts
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!colspan=2|Commanders
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|Emperor Claudius and
general Aulus Plautius
|Togodummus †
and Caratacus
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!colspan=2|Strength
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|4 legions, cavalry and auxiliaries
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The battle of Medway took place in 43 AD in the lands of the Celtic tribe of the Catuvellauni, in southeast England. It was the first step of the third and last Roman invasion of Britain, lead by emperor Claudius and his general Aulus Plautius. On the news of the Roman landing, the British Celtic tribes united under the command of Togodummus and his brother Caratacus (the sons of Cunobelinus, to fight them. They were defeated and Roman occupation of Britain started.
The Battle of Medway can also refer to a sea battle in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in which the Dutch fleet broke through the British defences in the River Thames and set fire to the British fleet at Chatham.
Anglo-Dutch War