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Former Island in Zeeland, Netherlands
Walcheren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɑlxərə(n)] ) is a region and former island in the Dutch province of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It
Walcheren
1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands
War of the Fifth Coalition: Walcheren Campaign 180km 112miles 1 Walcheren The Walcheren Campaign (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɑlxərə(n)]) was an unsuccessful
Walcheren_Campaign
1944 battle on the Western Front of World War II
The Battle of Walcheren Causeway (Operation Vitality) was an engagement of the Battle of the Scheldt between the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, elements
Battle_of_Walcheren_Causeway
Intentional inundation of Walcheren
Inundation of Walcheren was the intentional, but uncontrolled military inundation, effected by bombing the sea dikes of the former island of Walcheren in Zeeland
Inundation_of_Walcheren
former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland, on the peninsula of Walcheren. Valkenisse was created in 1966 in a merger of Biggekerke, Koudekerke
Valkenisse,_Walcheren
Code name for a World War II Anglo-Canadian operation in November 1944
Meanwhile, the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division would force a crossing of the Walcheren Causeway. The city of Antwerp and its port was captured by British 2nd
Operation_Infatuate
Village in Zeeland, Netherlands
Waanders. ISBN 90 400 8830 6. Retrieved 23 April 2022. "Serooskerke (Walcheren)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 April 2022. Ad van der Meer and
Serooskerke,_Walcheren
Dutch steam tram (1906–1937)
The Stoomtram Walcheren was a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge steam tram that operated between Vlissingen and Domburg in the Netherlands, with a branch line
Stoomtram_Walcheren
1944 operations to open Antwerp to Allied shipping during WW2
with its harbour 90% intact. However, the Germans had heavily fortified Walcheren peninsula at the mouth of the Western Scheldt, establishing well dug-in
Battle_of_the_Scheldt
Dutch film (2020)
the Allied line and joins Canadian forces advancing on Walcheren. Prior to the Battle of Walcheren Causeway, Teuntje is captured but Janna escapes and delivers
The_Forgotten_Battle
Canal in Netherlands
The Canal through Walcheren in the Netherlands crosses the east of Walcheren. It connects the Westerschelde and the Veerse Meer. In the 15th and 16th century
Canal_through_Walcheren
Drill hall in Glasgow, Scotland
Walcheren Barracks is a drill hall located at Hotspur Street in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland. It is located adjacent to the site of the former Maryhill
Walcheren_Barracks
Royal Navy officer
commander of the Flushing assault force, during the Allied attack on Walcheren Island. On 11 December 1945 he was mentioned in despatches "for distinguished
Colin_Maud
British Army officer and colonial administrator
Chatham during the aborted operation to seize Antwerp that stalled on Walcheren island. On Chatham's instructions he drew up a memorandum assessing the
Robert_Brownrigg
Emperor of the French (1804–1814; 1815)
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Napoleon
British soldier and memorist (1781–1858)
Harris' life was the disastrous 1809 Walcheren Expedition, in which a British force was sent to the islands of Walcheren off the Dutch coast with the aim
Benjamin_Randell_Harris
British Army officer and courtier
brigade for the Walcheren Campaign. Quickly beset by fevers, the campaign stagnated. Dyott formed part of the garrison on Walcheren before his return
William_Dyott
British Army officer and politician
period in the cabinet but is best known for commanding the disastrous Walcheren Campaign of 1809. Chatham was the eldest son of William Pitt, 1st Earl
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
John_Pitt,_2nd_Earl_of_Chatham
Province of the Netherlands
devastated by the Battle of the Scheldt and the Walcheren Landings, which brought about the Inundation of Walcheren, between British and Canadian forces, and
Zeeland
1809 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
commanders compelled them to halt their operations. British forces landed in Walcheren, in the French client state of Holland, but were unable to seize their
War_of_the_Fifth_Coalition
City in Zeeland, Netherlands
Wasschappell) is a small city in the municipality of Veere on the island Walcheren, in the province Zeeland of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2021, it had
Westkapelle,_Netherlands
British Army officer and politician (1764–1851)
deployed to Walcheren in the Netherlands where he served as deputy commander of a division led by Sir Eyre Coote during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign
Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)
Thomas_Grosvenor_(British_Army_officer)
History of the island of Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
India Company. He established a colony of a hundred settlers called Nieuw Walcheren at Great Courland Bay and built a fort, Nieuw Vlissingen, near the modern
History_of_Tobago
Dutch civil engineer and professor of hydraulic and road engineering
water engineering projects in the Netherlands, notably the drainage of Walcheren at the end of the Second World War, dike restorations following the 1953
Pieter_Abraham_van_de_Velde
Copenhagen Moore's Corunna army Army on the Tarragona Wellesley's Peninsular Beckwith's Martinique and Guadeloupe Chatham's Walcheren Anglo-Portuguese Army
List of British Army formations during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
List_of_British_Army_formations_during_the_French_Revolutionary_and_Napoleonic_Wars
1848 memoir by Benjamin Randell Harris
From England Harris and the 95th were sent to Walcheren to participate in the catastrophic Walcheren Expedition. The narrator acutely demonstrates the
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris
The_Recollections_of_Rifleman_Harris
Puppet state of Napoleonic France (1806–1810)
of East Frisia and Jever were added to the kingdom. In 1809, after the Walcheren Campaign, Holland had to surrender all territories south of the River
Kingdom_of_Holland
Canadian infantry regiment
October 1944, opening the way to South Beveland, and then west to the Walcheren Island Causeway where the brigade fought an extended battle beginning
Calgary_Highlanders
Fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy
line and a frigate. Later that year she took part in the unsuccessful Walcheren Campaign. In 1811 Imperieuse returned to the Mediterranean under the command
HMS_Imperieuse_(1805)
Fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy
vessels Ville de Varsovie and Aquilon. In July 1809, Aigle took part in the Walcheren Campaign, an amphibious operation against the Kingdom of Holland, carrying
HMS_Aigle_(1801)
British Naval Officer
was not employed in any particular way until the commencement of the Walcheren Campaign in July 1809. She sailed to the Netherlands with a regiment of
Thomas_Ussher
1572 battle of the Eighty Years' War
Goes, allowing the Spanish to maintain control of Middelburg, capital of Walcheren Island. By 1566, in the Netherlands, at that time belonging to the Spanish
Relief_of_Goes
Dutch women's road bicycle stage race
race was established in 1998 and was named in the first years Ster van Walcheren. The race is rated by the UCI as a 2.2 category race. The 2013 and 2014
Ster_Zeeuwsche_Eilanden
Dam in the Netherlands
Lijn (Zealandic Line). Additionally this dam connected the island of Walcheren with Zuid-Beveland across the Sloe waterway, and therefore with the mainland
Sloedam
Bishop of Utrecht; Saint
also in areas outside of the diocese. It is known that he preached at Walcheren and together with St. Odulfus in Stavoren and its surroundings. After
Frederick_of_Utrecht
Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands
in the southwestern Netherlands and a former island, now part of the Walcheren-Zuid-Beveland-Noord-Beveland peninsula. Noord-Beveland is enclosed by
Noord-Beveland
British Army Commando unit
were reassigned to the 4th Special Service Brigade for the assault on Walcheren island. At the end of the war No. 4 Commando became part of the British
No._4_Commando
British Army officer (1789–1879)
present at the capture of Flushing in August 1809 during the disastrous Walcheren Campaign. After returning to Spain, he was present at the Battle of Sabugal
William_Rowan
Infantry unit of the British Army
from County Durham by the time the regiment left for Walcheren in July 1809. The invasion of Walcheren by an army of nearly 40,000 men in 15 brigades was
68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
68th_(Durham)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry)
- 12 Dec France captures Girona from Spain War of the Fifth Coalition Walcheren Campaign 30 July - 23 Dec Unsuccessful British invasion of French-controlled
List_of_battles_1801–1900
Municipality and town in Zeeland, Netherlands
population of 1,500 in the southwestern Netherlands, in the region of Walcheren in the province of Zeeland. The name Veere means "ferry": Wolfert I van
Veere
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1809 to 1812
number of crises during his term in office, including an inquiry into the Walcheren expedition, the mental illness and incapacity of King George III, economic
Spencer_Perceval
Action in European theatre of WWII
Vitality—was the capture of South Beveland. The final phase was the capture of Walcheren Island, which had been fortified into a powerful German stronghold. On
Siegfried_Line_campaign
WWII British military unit
subsequently participated in the Battle of the Scheldt and the assault of the Walcheren Islands. On 6 December the same year, the Brigade was renamed 4th Commando
4th_Special_Service_Brigade
secondary fronts such as the Netherlands (i.e., the 1799 invasion and Walcheren) and the Iberian Peninsula (the Peninsular War). During the Flanders campaign
British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
British_Army_during_the_French_Revolutionary_and_Napoleonic_Wars
British Army formation (1803–1816)
played a vital role in several campaigns, most notably the Peninsular War, Walcheren Campaign and Hundred Days. The KGL was disbanded in 1816, and many of
King's_German_Legion
Irish Royal Navy officer and novelist (1787–1847)
Commands HMS Carnation HMS Drake HMS Orestes HMS Tyne Conflicts French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Battle of Cape Finisterre Walcheren Campaign
William_Nugent_Glascock
Royal Navy officer (1769–1850)
battles of Les Sables-d'Olonne and the Basque Roads in 1809. He joined the Walcheren Campaign later in the year, where he took command of a naval brigade operating
Charles Richardson (Royal Navy officer)
Charles_Richardson_(Royal_Navy_officer)
was created a baronet the following month. Seymour then served on the Walcheren Campaign, and on its conclusion, was appointed to command his prize, HMS Niemen
Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet
Sir_Michael_Seymour,_1st_Baronet
1809 battle of the Peninsular War
Preceded by Armistice of Znaim Napoleonic Wars Battle of Talavera Succeeded by Walcheren Campaign
Battle_of_Talavera
Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet and politician (1772–1853)
commanded a squadron of warships for the landings in Walcheren in July 1809 during the Walcheren Campaign. He took command of the third-rate HMS Implacable
Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet
Sir_George_Cockburn,_10th_Baronet
Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands
municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea
Vlissingen
Military unit
Commandos of 4th Special Service Brigade in their amphibious assault on Walcheren on 1 November 1944. One platoon or section of sappers was allocated to
59th (Staffordshire) Divisional Engineers
59th_(Staffordshire)_Divisional_Engineers
Dutch privateer and admiral
Havana, Ita's flagship the Walcheren soon joining the fight. After several attempts to board one of the galleons, the Walcheren were finally successful using
Pieter_Ita
Day of the year
Empress Augusta Bay. 1944 – World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren. 1945 – The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published
November_1
Landing craft used extensively in World War II
of LCAs in the war in northwestern Europe: the fierce fighting around Walcheren Island and the Western Scheldt (Battle of the Scheldt). Though by mid-September
Landing_Craft_Assault
Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator (1757–1834)
ships of war'. The fleet conveyed an army of 39,000 men to the Island of Walcheren. Keats was ordered up the East Scheldt and took possession of the Island
Richard_Goodwin_Keats
British Royal Navy admiral (1779–1857)
one hundred guineas. After promotion to post-captain he served at the Walcheren Expedition, on the coasts of Portugal and Spain, at Newfoundland, in China
William_Henry_Dillon
City in Zeeland, Netherlands
Domburg is a seaside resort on the North Sea, on the northwest coast of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of
Domburg
Mass of land that was once an island
polder reclaimed as part of the Zuiderzee Works designed by Cornelis Lely Walcheren, a former island in the Netherlands now joined with Zuid-Beveland as part
Former_island
Ten minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Sold for scrap on 1 February 1957. Vlieter M877 1947 1956 Sold for scrap on 1 February 1957. Walcheren M878 1947 1956 Sold for scrap on 1 February 1957.
Goeree-class_minesweeper
British Army general and governor of Hong Kong
returned to England in May, 1809, and the following month embarked for Walcheren. After the fall of Flushing, Netherlands he was appointed aide-de-camp
George_d'Aguilar
Lord of Zandenburg and regent for John I, Count of Holland
time, this area was called Zeeland Bewesterschelde. The feudal rights on Walcheren were therefore determined by the treaty of Hedensee, which had regulated
Wolfert_I_van_Borselen
List of ships with the same or similar names
Sicily 1943 Salerno 1943 English Channel 1944 Normandy 1944 Biscay 1944 Walcheren 1944 Warspite, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada Ballantyne, Iain (2013)
HMS_Warspite
British statesman (1769–1822)
debacle of the Walcheren Expedition subjected Castlereagh to particularly hostile scrutiny. Canning claimed to have opposed the Walcheren Expedition, to
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Robert_Stewart,_Viscount_Castlereagh
1813 Battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Battle_of_Liebertwolkwitz
Architecture timeline 1470 – Church and lighthouse tower, Westkapelle, Walcheren, completed 1471 – Provand's Lordship, Glasgow, Scotland, built. 1472–1474
1470s_in_architecture
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
Fifth Coalition attempted few extensive military endeavours. One, the Walcheren Expedition of 1809, involved a dual effort by the British Army and the
Napoleonic_Wars
British Royal Artillery officer (1778–1853)
1800, the defence of Porto Ferrajo in 1802, and in the expedition to Walcheren and siege of Flushing. Smith then fought in the Peninsular War. Joining
James_Webber_Smith
British Army officer (1722–1847)
at Corunna, and he commanded the light companies of the guards in the Walcheren expedition of 1809. He became colonel in the army on 25 July 1810, and
John Lambert (British Army officer, born 1772)
John_Lambert_(British_Army_officer,_born_1772)
Lake in the Netherlands
canals Scheldt–Rhine Canal Canal through Zuid-Beveland Canal through Walcheren Other rivers (directly draining into the delta) Linge Mark Donge Rotte
IJsselmeer
Battle of the Trafalgar campaign
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Battle_of_Trafalgar
American light tracked vehicle
in surf conditions in the Pacific Theatre and during the landings on Walcheren in Europe. The Weasel was designed by British inventor Geoffrey Pyke to
M29_Weasel
British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
resistance against France and her allies. This contrasted with the disastrous Walcheren expedition, which was typical of the mismanaged British operations of
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Arthur_Wellesley,_1st_Duke_of_Wellington
an isle in the estuary of the Western Scheldt, between the island of Walcheren and the western part of Zeelandic Flanders. It was flooded and submerged
Wulpen_(island)
Dutch general and diplomat
become chief-of-staff of the Earl of Rosslyn's's light division in the Walcheren Campaign of 1809, where he saw action against his Dutch compatriots (now
Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
Hendrik_George_de_Perponcher_Sedlnitsky
French army officer (1764–1830)
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Charles-Auguste_Bonnamy
British Royal Navy officer
Spain following the Battle of Corunna. Later in the year he served in the Walcheren Expedition in HMS Achille and then moved to HMS Freija in the West Indies
John Hayes (Royal Navy officer, died 1838)
John_Hayes_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1838)
Dutch football tournament season
Jagiellonia Białystok in the UEFA Conference League on 18 December 2025. SV Walcheren v VV Noordwijk VVSB v VV Capelle VV Zwaluwen v SV Urk SV TEC v SV Poortugaal
2025–26_KNVB_Cup
Warship
HMS Largs also positioned off Sword Beach. She also took part in the Walcheren operations.[citation needed] In July 1945, Roberts departed the United
HMS_Roberts_(F40)
1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Battle_of_Aspern–Essling
Regiment Units In The Royal Air Force
Regiment June 1944 - Rennes, Paris, Nijmegen, Brussels, Wamel, Waal, Walcheren, Cortenburg, Bastogne, Kiel, List, Flensburg, Wahn RAF Catterick Rifle
List_of_RAF_Regiment_units
1943 US Army Air Forces strategic bombing mission during World War II
Penetration support 13:36–13:55 11 Group RAF Walcheren to Antwerp 72 Spitfires 8 0 13:36–13:55 83 Group RAF Walcheren to Antwerp 24 Spitfires 0 0 13:53–14:10
Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission
Schweinfurt–Regensburg_mission
Topics referred to by the same term
in Zeeland, Netherlands: Serooskerke, Schouwen-Duiveland Serooskerke, Walcheren Tuyll, a Dutch noble family whose full name is Van Tuyll van Serooskerken
Serooskerke
City in Zeeland, Netherlands
the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland [nl] (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000
Middelburg,_Zeeland
British politician and naval officer
Years of service 1803–1865 Rank Admiral Commands HMS Arrogant HMS Cornwallis HMS Jupiter HMS Newcastle Battles/wars Napoleonic Wars Walcheren campaign
Henry_Meynell
1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Battle_of_Berezina
Royal Navy officer (1777–1828)
Scheldt, where his conduct, especially in covering the evacuation of Walcheren, was highly commended by Sir Richard John Strachan, the commander-in-chief
Philip_Carteret_Silvester
Polish general officer (1779–1862)
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Jan_Paweł_Jerzmanowski
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
the raids on Batavia and Griessie in 1806 and 1807, and finally in the Walcheren Campaign during 1809. Powerful was launched on 3 April 1783 at Blackwall
HMS_Powerful_(1783)
City in Zeeland, Netherlands
of Zeeland in the Netherlands. It is located on the former island of Walcheren, about 3 km east of the city of Middelburg. On 23 September 1338, at the
Arnemuiden
Royal Navy Admiral (1766–1835)
killed and 14 wounded. Legge was later part of the naval contingent in the Walcheren Expedition and, with thousands of his men, contracted malaria and was
Arthur_Kaye_Legge
Type of landing craft used by the Allies during World War II
susceptible to damage. One Fairmile "H", a veteran of D-Day and the assault on Walcheren, survives as a houseboat on the River Adur, Shoreham-b-Sea, West Sussex
Landing_Craft_Infantry
King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Joseph_Bonaparte
Building in Zeeland, Netherlands
location of Middelburg and nearby Vlissingen became problematic. They are on Walcheren, which was an island at the time. When railways were introduced, they
Middelburg_Drydock
1809 Illness Britain (illness caught on active service) 4th Division, Walcheren campaign Sir Thomas Picton British Army 18 June 1815 Hostile fire (small
List of British general officers killed in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
List_of_British_general_officers_killed_in_the_French_Revolutionary_and_Napoleonic_Wars
King of Holland from 1806 to 1810
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Louis_Bonaparte
Dutch painter (1858–1928)
years in a small house on the market in the seaside town of Domburg on Walcheren, Zeeland. He worked with a group of fellow artists, including Marinus
Jan_Toorop
German general
army, together with other divisions, across the Scheldt to the island of Walcheren and South Beveland. There, they were attacked during the Battle of the
Gustav-Adolf_von_Zangen
Series of construction projects in the Netherlands
Gatdam 1960 1961 Dam Veerse Gat (Oosterschelde) Between Noord-Beveland and Walcheren in the west Grevelingendam 1958 1965 Dam Grevelingenmeer Between Tholen
Delta_Works
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