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<p> An island in the province of Zeeland, in the delta formed by the Maas and Scheldt; was the destination of an unfortunate expedition sent to the help of the Austrians against Napoleon in Antwerp, in which 7000 of the army composing it died of marsh fever, from which 10,000 were sent home sick and the rest recalled. </p> | <p> An island in the province of Zeeland, in the delta formed by the Maas and Scheldt; was the destination of an unfortunate expedition sent to the help of the Austrians against Napoleon in Antwerp, in which 7000 of the army composing it died of marsh fever, from which 10,000 were sent home sick and the rest recalled. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_81300"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/walcheren Walcheren from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81300"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/walcheren Walcheren from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:29, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
An island in the province of Zeeland, in the delta formed by the Maas and Scheldt; was the destination of an unfortunate expedition sent to the help of the Austrians against Napoleon in Antwerp, in which 7000 of the army composing it died of marsh fever, from which 10,000 were sent home sick and the rest recalled.
