Battle of Fishguard

1797 invasion of Great Britain by the French First Republic
Event battle Q2888504
Battle of Fishguard
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Battle of Fishguard

Summary

Battle of Fishguard is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Fishguard is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].
  • Battle of Fishguard's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Battle of Fishguard's instance of is recorded as invasion[5].
  • The location of Battle of Fishguard was Fishguard[6].
  • Battle of Fishguard is part of War of the First Coalition[7].
  • Battle of Fishguard began on February 22, 1797[8].
  • Battle of Fishguard ended on February 24, 1797[9].
  • Battle of Fishguard's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.9982, 'lon': -4.9804111}[10].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Fishguard was Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Fishguard was France[12].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Fishguard began on February 22, 1797[8]. It ended on February 24, 1797[9]. The location of it was Fishguard[6]. It is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[3].

Context

Battle of Fishguard is part of War of the First Coalition[7]. Recorded instance of include battle[4] and invasion[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Kingdom of Great Britain[11] and France[12].

Why It Matters

Battle of Fishguard ranks in the top 6% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name Fishguard
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35115|batch #35115]]: 1797 invasion of Great Britain by the French First Republic,"
  2. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time +1797-02-24T00:00:00Z
    Location Fishguard
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.9982, 'lon': -4.9804111}
    End time
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012431026605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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