Battle of Bergen (1799)
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The Battle of Bergen was fought on 19 September 1799 and resulted in a Franco-Batavian victory, as Generals Guillaume Brune and Herman Willem Daendels defeated the Anglo-Russian forces that had landed
Capture of the Russian General Hermann by the French, Helder Expedition, 1799 Dirk Langendijk, 1802
1798 portrait of Sir Ralph Abercromby by John Hoppner
1799 illustration of the battle
Battle of Castricum
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The Battle of Castricum saw a Franco-Batavian force defeat an Anglo-Russian force near Castricum, Netherlands, within the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. The battle was fought during the War of the
Battle of Bergen (1799)
…French stated the outcome could have been against them if the British had intervened in time. The Duke of York would write to Emperor Paul I after the battle of Castricum, pointing to the Russian "excessive" rapidity: I cannot praise enough the exploits of the Russian troops, although their ardor unexpectedly drew them…
The Battle of Castricum Charles Rochussen, 1863
Anno 1799, the Battle of Castricum, by Jan Antoon Neuhuys
The Battle of Alkmaar (actually Castricum) on 6 October 1799; the French infantry attacks. Illustration on the Chocolat Louit chocolate cover
Guillaume Brune