Battle of Krabbendam 1799
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 September 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 | 52.8167, 4.7700 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Krabbendam (also called the Battle of Zijpedijk or the Battle of Zyp) of 10 September 1799 was fought at the seaboard village of Krabbendam during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (1799) between forces of the French Republic and her ally, the Batavian Republic, under the command of French general Guillaume Marie Anne Brune on one side, and a British division under general Sir Ralph Abercromby on the other. The British division had established a bridgehead in the extreme north of the North-Holland peninsula after the Battle of Callantsoog.
Brune tried to dislodge Abercromby's division before it could be reinforced by other Anglo-Russian forces, using Herman Willem Daendels' Batavian divisions to attack frontally while Dominique Vandamme's French division attempted to outflank the British. Poor organization of disposition for the troops by Brune's staff prevented the Batavians from achieving success, and the French division was forced to withdraw due to fire from gunboats under captain Sir Home Popham. Historian Dmitry Milyutin does not specify Popham's actions.
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