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

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 ⓘ