French invasion of Fishguard

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The French invasion of Fishguard was a brief and unsuccessful 1797 French military landing in Wales, remembered as the last time a foreign force attempted to invade mainland Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military invasion
alsoKnownAs Battle of Fishguard
belligerent British forces
French First Republic
local Welsh militia
BritishForceSize approximately 600–700 soldiers
campaign Fishguard expedition
commander Lord Cawdor
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor

William Tate
conflictType amphibious landing
countryInvolved French First Republic
Kingdom of Great Britain
endDate 1797-02-24
FrenchForceComposition Légion Noire
convicts
irregular troops
FrenchForceSize approximately 1400 soldiers
hasCausalFactor French Revolutionary Wars
French support for Irish republicanism
hasPlaceMemorial Fishguard
Goodwick
historicalPeriod French Revolutionary era
legacy commemorated as last invasion of mainland Britain
location Fishguard
Pembrokeshire
Wales
mainland Britain
notableAspect minimal combat casualties
rapid collapse of French discipline
role of local Welsh civilians in resistance
notableFigure Jemima Nicholas
notableFor last attempted invasion of mainland Britain by a foreign force
objective divert British forces from Ireland
incite rebellion in Britain
outcome unsuccessful invasion
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
French attempts to support Irish rebellion
pointInTime 1797
precededBy French expedition to Ireland (1796)
relatedWork Last Invasion Tapestry
result British victory
French surrender
startDate 1797-02-22
surrenderDate 1797-02-24
surrenderedTo Lord Cawdor
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor
theatreOfWar British Isles

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Last invasion of Britain alsoKnownAs French invasion of Fishguard
William Tate participatedIn French invasion of Wales (1797)
linked to: French invasion of Fishguard
Battle of Fishguard hasPart French landing at Carreg Wastad Point
linked to: French invasion of Fishguard
Fishguard Fort usedInConflict French landing in Wales (1797)
linked to: French invasion of Fishguard
Fishguard Fort associatedWith French invasion of Fishguard