Which British town was invaded by the French in 1797?
French frigate Résistance (1796) French frigate Résistance (1796) Résistance was a of the French Navy. She was captured by in 1797 and taken into British service as HMS "Fisgard". She was sold in 1814. The French Navy ordered her on 8 March 1793 as "Fidélité", but she was renamed "Résistance" while still on the stocks. In 1797 she served as a troop ship, ferrying the Légion Noire to Cardigan Bay during the Battle of Fishguard. On 9 March 1797, and , captured her, along with . The Royal Navy took "Résistance" into service as the first HMS "Fisgard", naming her after the town of
Campaigns of 1797 in the French Revolutionary Wars Campaigns of 1797 in the French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars continued from 1796, with France fighting the First Coalition. On 14 February, British admiral Jervis met and defeated a Spanish fleet off Portugal at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. This prevented the Spanish fleet from rendezvousing with the French, removing a threat of invasion to Britain. However, the British fleet was weakened over the rest of the year by the Spithead and Nore mutinies, which kept many ships in port through the summer. On 22 February, a French invasion force consisting of 1,400 troops from the "La