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Did France also attack the Channel Islands?

The Channel Islands faced French attacks and had strong defenses, but their separate geography leaves Fishguard's last-invasion claim intact.

Question

Did the French try to invade the Channel Islands during the war?

Short answer

Yes, but the islands were strongly defended and their separate status does not displace Fishguard from the usual last-invasion claim.

Notes

French forces did attempt attacks on the Channel Islands, whose strong defenses made them difficult targets. The islands are British territories outside Britain in the geographic definition used for Fishguard's last-invasion claim. Attacks there therefore belong to a different geographic category from landings on Britain itself.