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Queen Boudica never encountered a place where it would necessitate coordination and well planning and discipline among the army. She simply thought that numbers would be enough.
The Roman general recognized this weakness and purposely chose the terrain and ground where it could negate the advantages of numbers and put Roman discipline and formation to very effective use. Queen Boudica did not recognize this trap. She could have easily sent scouts out to survey the land and report back and make readjustment and preparations accordingly but no, she just rolled into the Roman army whose back was against the mountain and was focused into a channel. The roman army withstood and began pushing back. As a result, the front of Boudica's army was pressed against the Roman army by still incoming numbers from the rear of Boudica's army. No longer able to fight, they start panicking and began pushing back against their comrades. In no time, all order and formation were quickly lost leading into a panic rout. There was no orderly retreat and their supply wagons were in the way, further entangling them and leaving them trapped from the advancing Roman army.
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