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Walcheren Campaign

Walcheren Campaign was a battle fought in 1809 at Walcheren, in what is now Netherlands. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Walcheren. It was part of the War of the Fifth Coalition. The recorded result: Franco-Dutch victory.

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Fought1809
WhereWalcheren, Netherlands51.521N, 3.582E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFranco-Dutch victory
BelligerentsFirst French Empire; Netherlands Kingdom of HollandagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Part ofWar of the Fifth Coalition1809

Where it sits in the War of the Fifth Coalition

Battle of Hollabrunn, 1809Battle of Sacile, 1809Battle of Teugen-Hausen, 1809Battle of Abensberg, 1809Battle of Landshut, 1809Battle of Eckmühl, 1809Battle of Caldiero, 1809Battle of Ebelsberg, 1809Battle of Piave River, 1809Battle of Wörgl, 1809Battle of Tarvis, 1809Battle of Linz-Urfahr, 1809Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809Battle of Sankt Michael, 1809First Battle of Bergisel, 1809Second Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battle of Raab, 1809Battle of Graz, 1809Battle of Wagram, 1809Combat of Korneuburg, 1809Battle of Gefrees, 1809Combat of Stockerau, 1809Battle of Znaim, 1809Combat of Schöngrabern, 1809Battle of Halberstadt, 1809Battle of Ölper, 1809Third Battle of Bergisel, 1809Battles of Bergisel, 1809Action of 18 November 1809, 1809Walcheren Campaign, 1809Battle of Grand Port, 1810Battle of Tamatave, 181118091811Walcheren Campaign, 1809
32 placed engagements of the War of the Fifth Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1809 (year precision)
PlaceWalcheren, Netherlands
51.521N, 3.582E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength30 July: 19,000 (throughout the strongholds); 16 August: up to 40,000; 26 August: almost 100,00039,000 to 40,000; 37 ships of the line; 200 smaller ships; 400 transports
Casualties and lossesTotal casualties unknown; At least 8,000 in and around Vlissingen, including: 5,000 capitulated; over 1,800 captured or deserted; over 1,000 sick and wounded; 162 killed.
Commanders
  • John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
  • Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet
  • Alexander Mackenzie Fraser
Walcheren CampaignWalcheren CampaignBattle of WestkapelleSiege of MiddelburgBattle of FlushingCapture of FlushingBattle of Walcheren CausewayBattle of FlushingAmsterdamBrusselsThe HagueLilleRotterdamHaarlemCharleroiNorwich100 km51.521N, 3.582E
Placed at Walcheren; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Walcheren Campaign is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1080899, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Walcheren Campaign, revision 1370749466, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.