Battle of Castricum
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The Battle of Castricum was a 1799 clash in North Holland during the French Revolutionary Wars, where Franco-Batavian forces repelled an Anglo-Russian expedition, effectively ending the invasion of the Netherlands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Castricum canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Kastrikum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Batavian Republic
ⓘ
French First Republic ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign |
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian expedition to the Batavian Republic
|
| campaignObjective | Defend Batavian Republic from Anglo-Russian invasion ⓘ |
| chronology | Late phase of Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Russian forces
ⓘ
Franco-Dutch forces ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Batavian forces
|
| commander |
Duke of York and Albany
ⓘ
Guillaume Brune ⓘ
surface form:
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Herman Willem Daendels ⓘ Ralph Abercromby ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1799-10-06 ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary era
|
| followedBy | Convention of Alkmaar ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Dune landscape near Castricum ⓘ |
| location |
Batavian Republic
ⓘ
Castricum ⓘ North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Batavian army
ⓘ
surface form:
Batavian Army
British Army ⓘ French Revolutionary Army ⓘ
surface form:
French Army
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Castricum, North Holland, Netherlands ⓘ |
| opponentObjective |
Overthrow Batavian Republic
ⓘ
Restore House of Orange in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| outcome |
Allied retreat to their bridgehead
ⓘ
Negotiation of evacuation terms at Alkmaar ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Bergen (1799) ⓘ |
| result |
Defeat of Anglo-Russian expedition
ⓘ
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
End of Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
Franco-Batavian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Contributed to failure of Second Coalition operations in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Forced Anglo-Russian withdrawal from North Holland ⓘ Secured Batavian Republic under French influence ⓘ |
| territorialContext | North Sea coast of the Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| theatre | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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