27-04-2025
History walk retraces attempted invasion of Jersey in 1779
A guided walk to mark nearly 250 years since the "first Battle of Jersey" will take place Jersiaise said the walk, led by historian Ian Ronayne, would begin at St. Ouen's parish church car park at 14:00 battle took place on 1 May 1779 when a French invasion force attempted to land in St Ouen's Bay, but they were "thwarted" on the shoreline by local forces, said the Ronayne said the 1779 battle was "less well-known" in comparison to the 1781 battle, but both "involve equally fascinating characters and could have also resulted in Jersey falling into French hands had circumstances been different".
"It's a remarkable story that I believe we should be more aware of," Mr Ronayne Jersiaise said the five-mile walk would include a visit to Grantez headland and La Mielle de Morville nature reserve.
