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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Fishguard invasion canonical 1
Fishguard invasion of 1797 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Revolutionary Wars battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military invasion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Last invasion of Britain ⓘ
Last invasion of mainland Britain ⓘ
belligerent French First Republic ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
casualties low on both sides ⓘ
commander Lord Cawdor ⓘ
linked to: Campbell of Cawdor

William Tate ⓘ
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 ⓘ
hasCause French plan to incite rebellion in Britain ⓘ
hasEffect became part of Welsh local folklore ⓘ
boosted British morale ⓘ
hasPart landing at Carreg Wastad Point ⓘ
negotiations for French surrender ⓘ
isA failed invasion attempt ⓘ
location Fishguard ⓘ
Pembrokeshire ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
mainland Britain ⓘ
memorial Fishguard invasion tapestry ⓘ
linked to: Fishguard Tapestry
natureOfAttack amphibious landing ⓘ
notableParticipant Jemima Nicholas ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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

Last invasion of Britain → alsoKnownAs → Fishguard invasion ⓘ
Carreg Wastad Point → hasHistoricalSignificance → Fishguard invasion of 1797 ⓘ
linked to: Fishguard invasion