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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
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
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
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
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
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
Dutch film (2020)
the Allied line and joins Canadian forces advancing on Walcheren. Prior to the Battle of Walcheren Causeway, Teuntje is captured and Janna is shot, but
The_Forgotten_Battle
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Royal Navy Rear Admiral (1901-1990)
Division on D-Day, and planned and executed the amphibious landings on Walcheren during a critically important phase in the Battle of the Scheldt in late
Tony_Pugsley
French militray general and emperor (1769–1821)
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Napoleon
British politician
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dutch civil engineer
leading the reclamation and repair efforts following the inundation of Walcheren. Jansen studied Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology, graduating
Pieter_Philippus_Jansen
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
- 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
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)
Castle in the Netherlands
Westhove Castle is a castle on Walcheren, outside Oostkapelle in the province of Zeeland in The Netherlands The castle was mentioned in a charter of 1277
Westhove_Castle
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
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
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
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
Maritime commercial facility in Antwerp, Belgium
Scheldt. Walcheren was the key that allowed use of the port, located further upstream on the right bank of the southern estuary of the river. Walcheren was
Port_of_Antwerp
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
City in Zeeland, Netherlands
of the Zeeland province, Midden-Zeeland (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000
Middelburg,_Zeeland
British Army officer
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
John Sontag (British Army officer)
John_Sontag_(British_Army_officer)
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
Dutch engraver, cartographer, publisher (1649–1702)
Indiae orientalis, nec non insularum adiacentium nova descriptio T Eylandt Walcheren Exacta Totius Americae Tabula Exacta Totius Asiae Tabula Exacta Totius
Nicolaes_Visscher_II
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
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
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
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
Habsburg monarch from 1792 to 1835
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
James's Park from 1808. In 1809, he was involved in the expedition to Walcheren. After the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington appointed him Director-General
John Macleod (British Army officer)
John_Macleod_(British_Army_officer)
Military unit
Operation Infatuate were aimed at capturing South Beveland and the island of Walcheren to open the mouth of the Scheldt Estuary. This would enable the Allies
52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
52nd_(Lowland)_Infantry_Division
Canal in Gelderland, the Netherlands
canals Scheldt–Rhine Canal Canal through Zuid-Beveland Canal through Walcheren Other rivers (directly draining into the delta) Linge Mark Donge Rotte
Bijlands_Kanaal
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
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
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
English colonial administrator (1784–1854)
captain under Sir James Kempt in Sicily in 1808, and participated in the Walcheren expedition in 1809. Major George Arthur married Eliza Orde Ussher, daughter
Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Arthur,_1st_Baronet
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
Amphibious load carrier
Only five of these vehicles were built. During the operations against Walcheren, Terrapins and Buffalo transports carried the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade
Terrapin_(amphibious_vehicle)
Military unit
expanded to a four battalions and a depot, the legion won distinction in the Walcheren Expedition, the Peninsular War, and the German campaign of 1813. Following
Irish_Legion
1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
Stockerau Gefrees Hollabrunn Schöngrabern Armistice of Znaim Talavera Walcheren Campaign Ölper Almonacid Tamames Ocaña Alba de Tormes 1810 Cádiz Astorga
Peninsular_War
1805 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
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
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
Charybdis HMS Nyaden HMS Conqueror Conflicts French Revolutionary War Napoleonic Wars Battle of Pulo Aura Battle of Cape Finisterre Walcheren Expedition
Robert_Merrick_Fowler
French general
islands of Walcheren and South Beveland on 15 May. The next day fierce fighting took place on the Sloedam, which connects South Beveland and Walcheren, but
Marcel_Deslaurens
31 January–1 February storm surge
islands of Zuid-Beveland, Noord-Beveland, IJsselmonde, Pernis, Rozenburg, Walcheren and Land van Altena were flooded, as well as parts of the areas around
North_Sea_flood_of_1953
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
Village in Zeeland, Netherlands
Koudekerke (Zeelandic: Koukerke) is a village in the region of Walcheren in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Veere.
Koudekerke
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
Historic province of Brittany
names walnut, Walloon, Wales, Wallasey, Waleswood, Wallachia, Wallace, Walcheren, and Walsh. A Corn-/Kern- name was used in reference to resettlement by
Cornouaille
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
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 Army general
afterwards returned to England, where on 16 July the battalion joined the Walcheren Expedition. The expedition was wrought with disease and Anson's unit stayed
Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet
Sir_William_Anson,_1st_Baronet
River 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
Dordtsche_Kil
German long-range ballistic missile
June 2018. van Dijk, A.H.; Eekman, P.G.; Roelse, J.; Tuynman, J. (1984). Walcheren onder vuur en water 1939–1945 (in Dutch). Middelburg: Den Boer Middelburg/Uitgevers
V-2_rocket
1813–1814 High Seas operations 1813–1814 Great Lakes operations Gunboat War Walcheren Campaign Royal Navy supply of Prussian fortresses The Russo-Swedish 1809
Naval campaigns, operations and battles of the Napoleonic Wars
Naval_campaigns,_operations_and_battles_of_the_Napoleonic_Wars
Trade company in the Netherlands
Republic and then were shipped via West Africa and St. Eustatius. The Walcheren gunpowder mill Eendracht (Unity) increased its production from 170,848
Snouck_Hurgronje_&_Louijsse
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
1665 naval battle between the Dutch Republic and England
(Julian calendar). On 29 July another seven vessels entered the harbour: Walcheren (cargo value 346,964 guilders), Phoenix (cargo value 297,326 guilders)
Battle_of_Vågen
Nazaire LST 3518 Suvla LST 3519 LST 3520 Thruster LST 3522 Tracker LST 3523 Trouncer LST 3524 Trumpeter LST 3525 Walcheren LST 3532 Zeebrugge LST 3534
List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy
List_of_amphibious_warfare_ships_of_the_Royal_Navy
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
1809 battle of the Peninsular War
Preceded by Armistice of Znaim Napoleonic Wars Battle of Talavera Succeeded by Walcheren Campaign
Battle_of_Talavera
relatively quickly, but the thorny problem of the island of Walcheren remained. Walcheren guarded the northern approaches to Antwerp and thus had to be
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom_during_World_War_II
WWII British military unit
then back to Walcheren island on 17 January. Where they took over garrison duties from No. 41 Commando on 18 January. While at Walcheren they received
No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
No._47_(Royal_Marine)_Commando
British and Indian Army general (1793–1883)
of Upper Canada. During the Napoleonic Wars he saw active service in Walcheren, Sicily, and at Waterloo, before commanding regiments and divisions in
Richard England (British Army officer, born 1793)
Richard_England_(British_Army_officer,_born_1793)
canals Scheldt–Rhine Canal Canal through Zuid-Beveland Canal through Walcheren Other rivers (directly draining into the delta) Linge Mark Donge Rotte
Krammer
French Marshal (1768–1813)
the same time, a British expeditionary force landed on the island of Walcheren and seized the town of Vlissingen, threatening Antwerp. A French army
Jean-Baptiste_Bessières
Village in Zeeland, Netherlands
Veere, Zeeland, between Dishoek and Westkapelle on the former island Walcheren. On 1 January 2005 it had 1,556 inhabitants. Originally, Zoutelande was
Zoutelande
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)
WWII United Kingdom military formation
clear the approaches and thereby ease the supply problem. The island of Walcheren was strongly held by German forces and commanded the estuary of the Scheldt
21st_Army_Group
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
Dutch civil engineer and hydraulic engineer
Droogmaking Walcheren (Service for the Reclamation of Walcheren), which was established to oversee the reclamation of the island of Walcheren after the
Herman_Arend_Ferguson
British Army officer
1808 expedition to Sweden, and in the Battle of Corunna. Serving in the Walcheren Expedition in 1809, Fuller-Elliot-Drake returned to the Peninsula, where
Thomas_Fuller-Eliott-Drake
In 1807 he fought during the Battle of Copenhagen and in 1809 in the Walcheren Campaign. During the 1815 Waterloo campaign Brome held a position at Halle
Joseph Brome (British Army officer, died 1825)
Joseph_Brome_(British_Army_officer,_died_1825)
River 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
Afgedamde_Maas
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a metathesized form of Histon, a habitational name from Histon in Cambridgeshire. In the U.S., this is a southern surname, found chiefly in TN, AL, and GA.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Heavens beauty
Female
French
French form of Greek Aglaia, AGLAË means "beauty, splendor."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Luck
Boy/Male
English
From Simon's estate.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Keeley.Americanized spelling of German Kühle, variant of Kühl (see Kuhl).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Part of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Successful
Male
Arthurian
, giant father of Olwen.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Culverwell in Somerset.
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