Battle of Fishguard

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The Battle of Fishguard was a brief 1797 military engagement in Wales in which local forces repelled a small French invasion, often remembered as the last armed invasion of mainland Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
invasion of Britain
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Last invasion of Britain
associatedWith Jemima Nicholas
belligerent French First Republic
Kingdom of Great Britain
BritishCommander John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor
BritishForceSize approximately 600–700 militia and volunteers
casualtiesBritish minimal
casualtiesFrench low, including some killed and wounded
combatant British local militia
Fishguard Volunteer Infantry
French First Republic
Pembrokeshire Yeomanry
commander Lord Cawdor
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor

William Tate
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
country Kingdom of Great Britain
culturalMemory often portrayed as a comic or farcical invasion
date 1797-02-22
endDate 1797-02-24
FrenchCommander Colonel William Tate
FrenchForceSize approximately 1,200 soldiers
FrenchObjective divert British forces from other fronts
incite Welsh rebellion against British rule
hasPart French landing at Carreg Wastad Point
French surrender at Goodwick Sands
historicalSignificance last time foreign troops landed in force on mainland Britain
invasionType amphibious landing
landingSite Carreg Wastad Point
legacy commemorated locally in Fishguard and Goodwick
subject of Welsh folklore
location Pembrokeshire
Wales
near Fishguard
Goodwick
notableFor French troops looting local farms and villages
being remembered as the last armed invasion of mainland Britain
rapid collapse of French discipline
partOf Expédition d’Irlande operations
French Revolutionary Wars
place Fishguard
precededBy French attempts to land forces in Ireland
result British victory
French surrender
surrenderDate 1797-02-24
surrenderLocation Goodwick Sands
year 1797

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Last invasion of Britain hasPart Battle of Fishguard
Carreg Wastad Point associatedWithEvent Battle of Fishguard
William Tate participatedIn Battle of Fishguard
French invasion of Fishguard alsoKnownAs Battle of Fishguard