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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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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Convention of Alkmaar relatedBattle Battle of Castricum
Battle of Bergen (1799) followedBy Battle of Castricum
Battle of Alkmaar (1799) followedBy Battle of Castricum