Event Walcheren Campaign

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Was an unsuccessful British expedition to the Netherlands in 1809, during the War of the Fifth Coalition.

Chronology

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  • July 1809: The British seized the swampy island of Walcheren at the mouth of river Scheldt, as well as South Beveland island, both in the present-day Netherlands.
  • September 1809: The British expedition in the Netherlands ("Walcheren Campaign") was called off in early September.
  • September 1809: The British expedition in the Netherlands ("Walcheren Campaign") was called off in early September.
  • July 1809: The British seized the swampy island of Walcheren at the mouth of river Scheldt, as well as South Beveland island, both in the present-day Netherlands.