A local cobbler, she reportedly marched the intoxicated soldiers to St Mary's Church, cementing her legacy as a symbol of Welsh grit and independence.
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Jemima Nicholas, known as "Jemima Fawr" (Jemima the Great), is a Welsh folk heroine who, according to legend, single-handedly captured 12 French soldiers armed only with a pitchfork during the 1797 Last Invasion of Britain at the Battle of Fishguard.
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