Episode 4 of 4

Withdrawal from Flushing

When: 9 December 1809
Where: Flushing (Vlissingen)
Part of: Walcheren Campaign: British landing and evacuation, July–December 1809

With the strategic reasons for the campaign gone and conditions worsening, the British began a staged withdrawal to Walcheren; the survivors withdrew on 9 December 1809.

With the strategic reasons for the campaign gone and the worsening conditions, the British withdrew in December 1809. The British began a staged withdrawal to Walcheren, and the survivors withdrew on 9 December. The legacy record's claim of an evacuation from Vlissingen on 26 December is not supported by the supplied passages and is not retained as sourced fact.

Sources

Walcheren Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
Walcheren Campaign Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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