Fishguard invasion
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The Fishguard invasion was a failed 1797 French military landing in Wales, often regarded as the last attempted invasion of mainland Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fishguard invasion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9254910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fishguard invasion Context triple: [Last invasion of Britain, alsoKnownAs, Fishguard invasion]
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Attack on Swansea
Attack on Swansea was an early and pivotal 1675 assault on the Plymouth Colony town of Swansea that helped ignite the wider conflict of King Philip's War between New England colonists and Native American tribes.
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B.
Sian Incident
The Sian Incident was a 1936 political crisis in China in which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, leading to a negotiated United Front between the Nationalists and Communists against Japanese aggression.
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C.
Kinder Scout mass trespass
The Kinder Scout mass trespass was a landmark 1932 protest in England in which ramblers deliberately walked on private land to demand public access to the countryside, helping pave the way for national parks and expanded rights of way.
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D.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
Ambergate
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, known historically as a transport hub where major road, rail, and canal routes converge in the Derwent Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fishguard invasion Target entity description: The Fishguard invasion was a failed 1797 French military landing in Wales, often regarded as the last attempted invasion of mainland Britain.
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A.
Attack on Swansea
Attack on Swansea was an early and pivotal 1675 assault on the Plymouth Colony town of Swansea that helped ignite the wider conflict of King Philip's War between New England colonists and Native American tribes.
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B.
Sian Incident
The Sian Incident was a 1936 political crisis in China in which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, leading to a negotiated United Front between the Nationalists and Communists against Japanese aggression.
-
C.
Kinder Scout mass trespass
The Kinder Scout mass trespass was a landmark 1932 protest in England in which ramblers deliberately walked on private land to demand public access to the countryside, helping pave the way for national parks and expanded rights of way.
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D.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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E.
Ambergate
Ambergate is a village in Derbyshire, England, known historically as a transport hub where major road, rail, and canal routes converge in the Derwent Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary Wars battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military invasion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Last invasion of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Last invasion of mainland Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| casualties | low on both sides ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Cawdor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Fishguard and Goodwick local celebrations ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.0°N 4.98°W ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
French military records
ⓘ
contemporary British reports ⓘ |
| endDate | 1797-02-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | French surrender at Goodwick Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | French plan to incite rebellion in Britain ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
became part of Welsh local folklore
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boosted British morale ⓘ |
| hasPart |
landing at Carreg Wastad Point
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negotiations for French surrender ⓘ |
| isA | failed invasion attempt ⓘ |
| location |
Fishguard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pembrokeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Britain ⓘ |
| memorial | Fishguard invasion tapestry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfAttack | amphibious landing ⓘ |
| notableParticipant | Jemima Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1797 ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
French surrender ⓘ |
| significance |
last attempted invasion of mainland Britain
ⓘ
only French Revolutionary Wars landing on mainland Wales ⓘ |
| startDate | 1797-02-22 ⓘ |
| strength |
approximately 1,200 French troops
ⓘ
approximately 600 British and local militia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fishguard invasion Description of subject: The Fishguard invasion was a failed 1797 French military landing in Wales, often regarded as the last attempted invasion of mainland Britain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.