A force of 1,400 French soldiers <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fishguard" id="mwLA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Fishguard">invaded Britain</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishguard" id="mwLQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Fishguard">Fishguard</a> in support of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_United_Irishmen" id="mwLg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Society of United Irishmen">Society of United Irishmen</a>. They were defeated by 500 British reservists.