Walcheren Campaign

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The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military expedition ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aimedAt capture of Antwerp ⓘ
destruction of French naval facilities at Antwerp ⓘ
opening a new front against Napoleon ⓘ
casualties over 4,000 British dead ⓘ
tens of thousands of British soldiers sick ⓘ
causeOf political scandal in Britain ⓘ
chronology after Battle of Wagram ⓘ
commander Guillaume Brune ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ⓘ
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ⓘ
Sir Richard Strachan ⓘ
William Carr Beresford ⓘ
conflict War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
criticizedFor inadequate medical preparation ⓘ
poor planning ⓘ
slow decision-making ⓘ
describedAs disastrous expedition ⓘ
endTime 1809-12 ⓘ
followedBy parliamentary inquiry in the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCause British desire to support Austria in the War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
British fear of French naval buildup at Antwerp ⓘ
hasEffect weakening of British army strength in the Peninsular War ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Flushing ⓘ
Siege of Flushing ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Flushing
languageOfName English ⓘ
location Kingdom of Holland ⓘ
Walcheren ⓘ
Zeeland ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
namedAfter Walcheren Island ⓘ
notableFor heavy British losses from disease ⓘ
outbreak of Walcheren fever ⓘ
strategic failure ⓘ
opponent First French Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Holland ⓘ
outcome British withdrawal from Walcheren ⓘ
failure to capture Antwerp ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
result British defeat ⓘ
French and Dutch victory ⓘ
startTime 1809-07-30 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
uses amphibious landing ⓘ

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John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → notableEvent → Walcheren Campaign ⓘ
HMS Warspite → notableEngagement → Walcheren operations ⓘ
linked to: Walcheren Campaign
Battle of Flushing → partOf → Walcheren Campaign ⓘ
Walcheren Island → wasSiteOf → Walcheren Campaign (1809) ⓘ
linked to: Walcheren Campaign
Command of the Walcheren Campaign → about → British 1809 expedition to Walcheren ⓘ
linked to: Walcheren Campaign
Command of the Walcheren Campaign → featuresEvent → British expedition to the Scheldt ⓘ
linked to: Walcheren Campaign