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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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Latest revision as of 18:08, 15 October 2021
Walcheren [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.
