Prelude
French troops were landed at three locations on the coast of the Isle of Wight, and the total number of French soldiers who were landed was 2000. Bonchurch was one of the three places where French troops landed, and the number of soldiers who landed at Bonchurch is believed to be around 500. The landing was unopposed and the French forces began to advance inland, up steep thickly wooded slopes. The Isle of Wight militia, however, learnt about the French invasion very quickly. 300 soldiers of the militia, under the command of Captain Robert Fyssher, were waiting at St. Boniface Down for the French to advance from Monks Bay.
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