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Walcheren landing
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Walcheren landing, 1809. Britain did not find it easy to wage war against Napoleonic Europe. Despite the catastrophic failure of the landing in Holland in 1799, the British government resolved in 1809 to try again, using troops recently withdrawn from Portugal. The object was to capture Walcheren, the island on which Flushing stands, menace Antwerp, and encourage the Dutch to rise against the French. Lord Chatham commanded 40,000 men, with Sir Richard Strachan in charge of a very large fleet. There was no element of surprise, French resistance was fierce, the commanders quarrelled, and the army was decimated by dysentery and fever. Some 106 men died in action, 4,000 from disease. The enterprise was abandoned.
J. A. Cannon
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Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 7/11/2006; 500 words
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 "South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)")
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MEMORIES OF A DARING MISSION.(News)
Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 10/5/2004; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 6/6/2007; 374 words
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Newspaper article from: The Northern Echo; 6/19/2009; 382 words
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PR Newswire; 6/7/1996; 700+ words
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GRASSROOTS: EX-SERVICE NOTES: Ceremony to honour fallen commandos.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 8/20/2002; 511 words
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Former trainer Sandy Carlos Clarke dies at 87.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 5/8/2003; 700+ words
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Ross Systems Strengthens Position In Healthcare Market
PR Newswire; 9/6/1996; 700+ words
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/19/2002; 384 words
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Walcheren landing
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Walcheren landing, 1809. Britain did not find it easy to wage war against Napoleonic...British government resolved in 1809 to try again. The object was to capture Walcheren, the island on which Flushing stands, menace Antwerp, and encourage...
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Walcheren Island, see Scheldt Estuary .
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Scheldt Estuary, battle for
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
...batteries and other defences sited on Walcheren Island which dominated the mouth of the...Corps. His plans included a landing on Walcheren, once its dykes had been breached by...end of the month. However, to reach Walcheren from the mainland a formidable obstacle...
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Colin Campbell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...this time, which would affect his health throughout the rest of his life. In 1809, Campbell served in an expedition to Walcheren. Between 1810 and 1813 he returned to the Peninsular War and earned distinctions at Barrosa (March 5, 1811), Vitoria...
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