On This Day In History - February 22nd
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 22nd On This Day in 1797, the Last Invasion of Britain occurred when the French invaded Fishguard, a small town in Wales. The invasion took place between February 22nd and February 24th, and involved around 1,400 soldiers on four French warships. Things did not go well for the French invasion of Wales. John Campbell, 1st Baron Cawdor, gathered a force of 500 British reservists, militia, and sailors. The two armies fought on February 23rd, then Tom Jones was wheeled out to sing Delilah. A day later the French gave an unconditional surrender. Also in the news On This Day In History On This Day in 1371, Robert II becomes King of Scotland, to start a three hundred year rule for the house of Stuart. On This Day in 1632, Galileo's dialogue concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published. Neither system addressed what to do in a Zombie Apocalypse. On This Day...