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The French Fleet in Bantry Bay

Bantry Bay, County Cork

A French invasion of Ireland defeated only by the weather.

In December 1796 a French fleet carrying around 15,000 troops and the Irish rebel Wolfe Tone reached Bantry Bay. Storms raged for days and the troops could never land, and the fleet sailed home.

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When
December 1796
Where
51.6800, -9.4600
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Bantry House overlooks the bay. A French frigate wreck lies in the harbour.

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