William Tate (soldier)
William Tate | |
|---|---|
 The Battle of Fishguard, where Tate surrendered | |
| Born | 1744 Ireland |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Service/ |  French Army |
| Years of service | 1797 |
| Rank | Chef de brigade |
| Commands held | Légion Noire |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars |
Chef de brigade William Tate was the Irish-born American commander of a French invasion force known as La Légion Noire ("The Black Legion") which invaded Britain in 1797, resulting in the Battle of Fishguard.
In 1793, French Consul
South Carolina threatened to arrest Tate for treason, and he fled to France in 1795,
Tate reportedly held a grudge against the British because his family had been killed by pro-British
Many historians, following E. H. Stuart Jones, the author of The Last Invasion of Britain (1950), have suggested that William Tate was about 70 years old in 1797; he was in fact 44.[6]
Notes
- ISBN 978-1570037450.
- ISSN 2573-5012. Retrieved 20 Nov 2019.
- ^ ISBN 9780813938349.
- ISBN 978-1-7809-6377-8.
- ^ Thomas 2007, p. 58
- ^ See Rose, Richard, The French at Fishguard: Fact, Fiction and Folklore, Transactions of the Hon. Society of Cymmrodorion, Vol. 9, 2003, pp. 76-77
References
- Kinross, John (1974). Fishguard fiasco: An account of the last invasion of Britain. ISBN 978-1-904396-68-0.
- Thomas, J.E (2007). Britain's Last Invasion. Fishguard, 1797. Gloucestershire: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-4010-1.
- "BBC - History: On This Day 22 February". BBC Online. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
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