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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jemima Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| BritishCommander | John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishForceSize | approximately 600–700 militia and volunteers ⓘ |
| casualtiesBritish | minimal ⓘ |
| casualtiesFrench | low, including some killed and wounded ⓘ |
| combatant |
British local militia
ⓘ
Fishguard Volunteer Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Pembrokeshire Yeomanry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Cawdor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French surrender at Goodwick Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last time foreign troops landed in force on mainland Britain ⓘ |
| invasionType | amphibious landing ⓘ |
| landingSite | Carreg Wastad Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated locally in Fishguard and Goodwick
ⓘ
subject of Welsh folklore ⓘ |
| location |
Pembrokeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fishguard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goodwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Fishguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | French attempts to land forces in Ireland ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
French surrender ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1797-02-24 ⓘ |
| surrenderLocation | Goodwick Sands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1797 ⓘ |
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