Editing Walcheren (section)

===Napoleonic Wars===
{{main|Walcheren Campaign}}

Beginning on 30 July 1809, a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] expeditionary force of 39,000 men [[Walcheren Campaign|landed on Walcheren]], intending to assist the [[Austrian Empire|Austrians]] in their efforts against [[Napoleon]] and attack the [[French Navy]] fleet moored at [[Flushing, Netherlands|Flushing]]. The expedition turned into a disaster, as although British troops captured Flushing the Austrians had already been decisively defeated at the [[Battle of Wagram]] in early July and were suing for peace. Meanwhile, the French fleet had moved to [[Antwerp]], and the expeditionary lost over 4,000 men to a disease called "Walcheren Fever", thought to be a combination of [[malaria]] and [[typhus]], compared to only 106 men to enemy action. The French and Dutch defenders, meanwhile, suffered approximately 4,000 men killed, wounded or captured. With the strategic reasons for the campaign gone and the worsening conditions, the British withdrew in December.