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The historic coastal town of Fishguard was home to Jemima Nicholas (1750-1832), a formidable local woman who in 1797, armed only with a pitchfork, reputedly single-handedly rounded up a dozen invading French soldiers. They surrendered shortly afterwards and the peace treaty was signed in The Royal Oak pub, where Lord Cawdor, commander of the British forces, had his HQ at the time. This rather bizarre Battle of Fishguard (part of the last invasion of Britain by a foreign power), is recalled in a wonderful 30-metre-long tapestry in the Town Hall. Jemima became a Welsh heroine and was awarded a lifetime pension - her grave is in the churchyard over the road. Jemima's story appears in the novel Heroine of the Fishguard Invasion by Sian Lewis (b. 1945).
The Royal Oak, Fishguard
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- Region : South West Wales
- Grid Ref : SM 95760 37035
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The historic coastal town of Fishguard was home to Jemima Nicholas (1750-1832), a formidable local woman who in 1797, armed only with a pitchfork, reputedly single-handedly rounded up a dozen invading French soldiers. They surrendered shortly afterwards and the peace treaty was signed in The Royal Oak pub, where Lord Cawdor, commander of the British forces, had his HQ at the time. This rather bizarre Battle of Fishguard (part of the last invasion of Britain by a foreign power), is recalled in a wonderful 30-metre-long tapestry in the Town Hall. Jemima became a Welsh heroine and was awarded a lifetime pension - her grave is in the churchyard over the road. Jemima's story appears in the novel Heroine of the Fishguard Invasion by Sian Lewis (b. 1945).
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