Battle of Bergen (1799)

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The Battle of Bergen (1799) was a major clash during the War of the Second Coalition in which Anglo-Russian forces were repulsed by Franco-Dutch troops near Alkmaar in the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Bergen (1799)
surface form: Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom (1799)
belligerent Batavian Republic
French First Republic
Great Britain
Russian Empire
campaign Helder campaign
campaignYear 1799
cause Coalition attempt to overthrow the Batavian Republic
combatantStrength Franco-Dutch forces
surface form: Franco-Batavian army

large Anglo-Russian expeditionary force
commander Guillaume Brune
surface form: Guillaume Marie Anne Brune

Herman Willem Daendels
Hermann von Fersen
Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau
Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
surface form: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany

Ralph Abercromby
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
continent Europe
country Batavian Republic
date 1799-09-19
defensiveRole Franco-Dutch forces defended approaches to Alkmaar and Amsterdam
endDate 1799-09-19
followedBy Battle of Alkmaar (1799)
Battle of Castricum
historicalPeriod late 18th century
invasion part of the Anglo-Russian invasion of the Batavian Republic
location Bergen, Netherlands
surface form: Bergen, North Holland

near Alkmaar, Netherlands
militaryFront Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
surface form: North Holland campaign
notableFeature Anglo-Russian offensive repulsed by Franco-Dutch troops
notableFor heavy fighting in dunes and villages around Bergen
opponent British forces
surface form: Anglo-Russian forces

Franco-Dutch forces
partOf War of the Second Coalition
precededBy Battle of Krabbendam
presentDayLocation Netherlands
relatedEvent Capitulation of Alkmaar
surface form: Capitulation of Alkmaar (1799)
result Franco-Dutch victory
startDate 1799-09-19
strategicObjective Advance towards Alkmaar and Amsterdam
tacticalOutcome Anglo-Russian attack failed to break Franco-Dutch lines
theatre Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
surface form: Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
warFront Dutch front of the War of the Second Coalition
warPhase early phase of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland

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Convention of Alkmaar relatedBattle Battle of Bergen (1799)
Battle of Bergen (1799) alsoKnownAs Battle of Bergen (1799)
this entity surface form: Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom (1799)
Battle of Alkmaar (1799) precededBy Battle of Bergen (1799)
Battle of Castricum precededBy Battle of Bergen (1799)
Battle of Callantsoog followedBy Battle of Bergen (1799)
Battle of Krabbendam followedBy Battle of Bergen (1799)