 | Coalition: Walcheren Campaign 200km 125miles Walcheren 1 The Walcheren Campaign ([ˈʋɑlxərə(n)] WAHL-khə-rən) was an unsuccessful British expedition to the... 26 KB (1,525 words) - 19:07, 19 January 2024 |
 | 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... 9 KB (992 words) - 13:59, 20 February 2024 |
general, most notable for his failure to prevent the landing of the Walcheren expedition. He commanded the National Guard of Sainte-Néomaye from 1789 to 1792... 10 KB (474 words) - 15:27, 12 June 2021 |
 | which fought for France in the Walcheren Campaign and Peninsular War. The legion was disbanded in 1815. In 1873, Patrice de MacMahon became the first French... 10 KB (1,049 words) - 02:21, 1 May 2024 |
 | John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham (section Walcheren) 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... 34 KB (3,634 words) - 02:22, 20 April 2024 |
 | retreat. In 1806, he was in the Peninsular War in 1808, and the Walcheren expedition in 1809. During the Peninsular War he was present at the battles... 9 KB (665 words) - 19:56, 21 April 2024 |
 | major expedition was in 1596, when he sailed to Africa. He then left for Asia on 5 May 1601, from Veere, a seaport on the island of Walcheren in Zealand... 4 KB (344 words) - 16:00, 30 March 2024 |
 | John VI of Portugal (redirect from João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael de Bragança) the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist de facto beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch de jure between 1822 and 1825. After the recognition... 93 KB (11,584 words) - 17:34, 8 May 2024 |
 | Coast. Two of the six ships in Van Caerden's fleet, the China and the Walcheren, were lost as a result of a seaquake caused by an eruption of the volcano... 6 KB (742 words) - 17:13, 17 March 2023 |
 | a four battalions and a depot, the legion won distinction in the Walcheren Expedition, the Peninsular War, and the German Campaign of 1813. Following the... 17 KB (2,059 words) - 12:57, 20 August 2023 |
 | again took Caesar as his flagship. Richardson thus sailed with the Walcheren Expedition to the Netherlands in the same month. He went ashore on 30 July in... 37 KB (4,532 words) - 06:19, 14 March 2024 |
 | crises during his term in office, including an inquiry into the Walcheren expedition, the mental illness and incapacity of King George III, economic depression... 51 KB (5,604 words) - 20:37, 22 April 2024 |
 | Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel KCB MWO (7 July 1770 – 14 July 1843) was a Spanish General and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Spain in 1835... 15 KB (1,631 words) - 22:50, 1 May 2024 |
 | Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (redirect from Expedition to Holland) between Zeeland (another logical landing spot, where in 1809 the Walcheren Expedition took place), and the middle of the country, strung out between the... 50 KB (6,862 words) - 15:28, 30 April 2024 |
 | III of England. It occurred near Arnemuiden, the port of the island of Walcheren in the Netherlands. Overwhelmed by the superior numbers and with some... 15 KB (1,965 words) - 14:29, 24 April 2024 |
 | 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... 21 KB (2,263 words) - 21:21, 31 March 2024 |
 | Philip of Burgundy (bishop) (redirect from Philippe bâtard de Bourgogne) 1498 by Duke Philip the Fair and after an expedition to Rome in 1508 he settled in the castle Souburg on Walcheren. In a politically motivated move, Philip... 4 KB (338 words) - 19:25, 6 April 2024 |
 | Guy, Count of Flanders (redirect from Guy de Dampierre) of Flanders and Hainault, but were defeated in 1253 at the Battle of Walcheren, and Guy was taken prisoner. By the mediation of Louis IX of France, he... 9 KB (1,081 words) - 02:15, 8 November 2023 |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) Ferrol Expedition Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (1799) Battle of Abukir (1801) Walcheren Campaign (1809)... 10 KB (1,150 words) - 02:15, 2 April 2024 |
 | Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (redirect from Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve) Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstʁ də vilnœv]; 31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806)... 11 KB (1,203 words) - 06:52, 4 March 2024 |
lieutenant-colonel of the 50th Foot in 1805. He commanded first battalion on the Walcheren expedition (1809), and also in the Peninsula from 1811 to 1812. He died on campaign... 4 KB (553 words) - 17:19, 3 May 2022 |
 | Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia (French: [ʒɑ̃dədjø sult]; 29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851) was a French general and statesman... 36 KB (4,116 words) - 01:29, 9 May 2024 |
 | Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont (20 July 1774 – 22 March 1852) was a French general and nobleman who rose to the rank of Marshal of the Empire... 13 KB (1,618 words) - 10:47, 10 March 2024 |
 | HMS Imperieuse (1805) (section Walcheren Campaign) 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... 28 KB (3,315 words) - 16:25, 30 September 2023 |
of the Provisional Government of Walcheren in November 1809. He left when the British Forces withdrew from Walcheren in December 1809. He served as temporary... 4 KB (241 words) - 11:54, 26 August 2023 |
 | missed the Battle of Corunna. He participated in the disastrous Walcheren expedition in the summer of 1809. He was soon employed once more in the Peninsula... 8 KB (868 words) - 19:23, 29 April 2023 |
 | Battle of Copenhagen (1807) (redirect from Expedition to Copenhagen) the means to preserve her neutrality. MP William Wilberforce said the expedition could be defended on grounds of self-defence. Thomas Grenville wrote to... 38 KB (4,507 words) - 12:52, 8 May 2024 |
the 2nd Battalion's flank companies took part in the disastrous Walcheren Expedition in the Low Countries, a campaign that would suffer many casualties... 24 KB (3,688 words) - 15:49, 29 March 2024 |
 | field from British and foreign units in the peninsula and during the Walcheren Campaign. Three units of British line infantry were formed from depots... 14 KB (1,772 words) - 19:32, 3 March 2022 |
 | and the following month embarked for Walcheren. After the fall of Flushing, Netherlands he was appointed aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Mahon, afterwards... 9 KB (774 words) - 20:37, 11 November 2023 |