Weatherday: The Battle of Fishguard

It will be dry and bright through until after dark. Light breezes will build to moderate by mid-afternoon, freshening in the late evening.

Highest temperature around 10deg.

On this day in 1797, the last invasion of the British mainland by foreign forces took place, a French force at Fishguard led by Irish-born commander William Tate. It was unsuccessful.

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