last invasion of mainland Britain
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fishguard
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gptkbp:commanderOfDefendingForce |
gptkb:Lord_Cawdor
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gptkbp:commanderOfInvadingForce |
gptkb:William_Tate
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
Fishguard Invasion Tapestry
annual events in Fishguard |
gptkbp:countryOfDefenders |
gptkb:Great_Britain
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gptkbp:countryOfInvaders |
gptkb:France
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gptkbp:date |
22–24 February 1797
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gptkbp:defendingForce |
British militia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
last invasion of mainland Britain
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gptkbp:invadingForce |
gptkb:French_troops
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fishguard,_Pembrokeshire,_Wales
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gptkbp:notableFigure |
Jemima Nicholas
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gptkbp:numberOfDefenders |
about 600
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gptkbp:numberOfInvaders |
about 1,400
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gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
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gptkbp:result |
British victory
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gptkbp:significance |
last time a foreign force landed on mainland Britain
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gptkbp:surrenderedTo |
24 February 1797
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fishguard
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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