The last military invasion of the British mainland
The last military invasion of the British mainland, took place on 22 February 1797, when French Republican troops tried to land at Pembrokeshire, four years after the outbreak of hostilities between Britain and France.
A memorial stone has been erected to commemorate this important event at the invasion site of Carregwastad Point, Pembrokeshire.
Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Wales
In February 2017 the Commission launched a new bilingual online resource, the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Wales (Rhestr o Feysydd Brwydro Hanesyddol yng Nghymru), an interpretative, educational and research resource to increase knowledge, raise awareness and prompt further research on battlefields and other historic conflict sites in Wales (http://battlefields.rcahmw.gov.uk).
Blog: The Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Wales
02/22/2019