The Spaniards eventually forded the river but were then overwhelmed. Juba then forded the river with the remainder of his troops and proceeded northward. By sunrise of the 7th, they forded the Broad River, fifteen miles from Kings Mountain. On the coastal track there are several rivers that need to be forded. The Romans decided to move before his allies would arrive and forded the river. Some include unbridged rivers that must be forded. Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. On 17 February, Hill's corps forded the Saison River, breaching yet another French defensive line. There is no bridge and the river must be forded. Tryon's force forded the Saugatuck River well above Arnold's position. The British 1/44th Regiment had meanwhile forded the East Branch above the bridge. After quarters in monasteries the brigade forded the Douro at Toro on 4 June. At 4am on May 12, 1862, the division forded the Shenandoah and started for Franklin. The Withlacoochee was flooding and could not be forded.