 He speculates that this is what occurred, with the three Briton leaders and their main body being driven back into the fort while the flanking Saxons driving forwards swept round behind the promontory on which the fort stands.A last stand in this position would explain why none of the three Briton leaders was able to escape.The battle was a major military, cultural, and economic blow to the Romano-British because they lost the three cities of , a provincial capital in the Roman period (Cirencester); , a former legionary fortress (Gloucester); and , a renowned spa and pagan religious centre (Bath).