Battle of Alkmaar (1799) 1799
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 October 1799 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1799 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Netherlands | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, War of the Second Coalition | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 52.6344, 4.7464 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Alkmaar (also sometimes called the Second Battle of Bergen or the Battle of Egmond-aan-Zee) was fought on 2 October 1799 between forces of the French Republic and her ally, the Batavian Republic under the command of general Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, and an expeditionary force from Great Britain and her ally Russia, commanded by Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany in the vicinity of Alkmaar during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. The battle ended in an Anglo-Russian victory, forcing Brune to order a strategic withdrawal the next day to a line between Monnickendam in the East and Castricum in the West. The Duke of York praised the actions of the Russian commanders in this battle, and also congratulated Emperor Paul on the victory. There the final battle of the campaign would take place on 6 October.
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