Last invasion of Britain

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The Last invasion of Britain was a brief and unsuccessful French military landing in Wales in 1797, often remembered for its minimal combat and swift surrender.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military invasion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fishguard invasion ⓘ
French invasion of Fishguard ⓘ
belligerent French First Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
chronology occurred after the 1796 French expedition to Ireland ⓘ
commander Lord Cawdor ⓘ
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor

William Tate ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
coordinateLocation 52.0°N 4.98°W ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
describedBySource British military records ⓘ
local Welsh folklore ⓘ
endTime 1797-02-24 ⓘ
followedBy no further successful foreign landings on mainland Britain ⓘ
hasAftermath return of captured French troops in prisoner exchanges ⓘ
hasCause French attempt to support Welsh rebellion ⓘ
hasConsequence capture of French troops as prisoners of war ⓘ
hasCulturalDepiction Fishguard Tapestry ⓘ
local commemorative events in Fishguard ⓘ
hasEffect reinforced British coastal defence concerns ⓘ
hasMemorial memorials in Fishguard and Goodwick area ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Fishguard ⓘ
landing at Carreg Wastad Point ⓘ
historicalSignificance considered the last time a foreign force landed in arms on mainland Britain ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ
location Carreg Wastad Point ⓘ
Fishguard ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
notableFeature last armed invasion of mainland Britain ⓘ
minimal combat ⓘ
swift surrender ⓘ
numberOfParticipants about 1400 French troops ⓘ
about 600 British and local militia ⓘ
opponent French First Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
French attempts to destabilize Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
pointInTime 1797 ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
French surrender ⓘ
significantPlace Fishguard Fort ⓘ
Goodwick Sands ⓘ
startTime 1797-02-22 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fishguard → hasNotableEvent → Last invasion of Britain ⓘ
Fishguard Tapestry → depicts → Last invasion of Britain ⓘ
subject linked to: Fishguard
Battle of Fishguard → alsoKnownAs → Last invasion of Britain ⓘ
Fishguard invasion → alsoKnownAs → Last invasion of Britain ⓘ
Fishguard invasion → alsoKnownAs → Last invasion of mainland Britain ⓘ
linked to: Last invasion of Britain