Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814) 1814
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 5 March 1814 – 8 March 1814 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1814 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Netherlands | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 51.5000, 4.3000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Bergen op Zoom (the historian Gaston Bodart referred to it as the raid and engagement at Bergen-op-Zoom) took place on 8 March 1814 during the War of the Sixth Coalition between a British force led by Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch and a French garrison under Guilin Laurent Bizanet and Jean-Jacques Ambert. The initial British assault force seized part of the defences, but a well-managed French counterattack compelled much of the assault force to surrender. Bergen op Zoom is a port in the Netherlands about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Rotterdam and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Antwerp in Belgium.
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