Command of the Walcheren Campaign

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book historical study non-fiction work

Command of the Walcheren Campaign is a historical account analyzing John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham’s leadership during Britain’s ill-fated 1809 military expedition to the Dutch island of Walcheren in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ historical study ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ
about	British 1809 expedition to Walcheren NERFINISHED ⓘ British expeditionary warfare ⓘ British high command in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ civil-military relations ⓘ military leadership ⓘ operational command failures ⓘ
aimsTo	evaluate the competence of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham as commander ⓘ reassess the responsibility for the failure of the Walcheren expedition ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
discipline	history ⓘ
examines	British amphibious operations ⓘ command structure of the Walcheren expedition ⓘ coordination between army and navy in the campaign ⓘ decision-making of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham ⓘ impact of disease on the Walcheren force ⓘ logistical problems of the expedition ⓘ political expectations versus military realities ⓘ
featuresEvent	British expedition to the Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Walcheren Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresPerson	British cabinet ministers of 1809 ⓘ John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham NERFINISHED ⓘ senior British army officers of the Walcheren expedition ⓘ
focusesOn	analysis of John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham’s leadership ⓘ causes of the failure of the Walcheren expedition ⓘ interaction between military and political leaders in 1809 ⓘ operational execution of the Walcheren Campaign ⓘ strategic planning of the 1809 campaign ⓘ
genre	biographical history ⓘ military history ⓘ
historicalContext	Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Walcheren Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeForm	analytical account ⓘ
setIn	Walcheren Island NERFINISHED ⓘ the Kingdom of Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ the Scheldt estuary ⓘ
subdiscipline	British political history ⓘ military history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	1809 ⓘ
usesSources	archival documents ⓘ contemporary reports of the Walcheren expedition ⓘ official correspondence ⓘ
workType	secondary source ⓘ

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subject surface form: John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham