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On 22 February 1797, French forces invaded the British mainland, choosing not a key English port but a tiny cove on the north Pembrokeshire coast. Why did they invade? And how were they repelled at the so-called battle of Fishguard? Ahead of the 225th anniversary of the invasion, Dr Malcolm Smith investigates the often-overlooked episode in British history… ....

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