Battle of Bergen (1799)

Battle of Bergen
Part of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (War of the Second Coalition)

Capture of the Russian General Hermann by the French, Helder Expedition, 1799.
by Dirk Langendijk
Date19 September 1799
Location52°40′12″N 4°42′00″E / 52.6700°N 4.7000°E / 52.6700; 4.7000
Result Franco-Batavian victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 22,000
    • Unknown number engaged
  • 35,000
    • 15,000–18,000 engaged
Casualties and losses
  • 815 killed or wounded, 21 captured
  • 1,539 killed or wounded, 1,052 captured
  • Total: 3,427[1]
  • 117 killed, 410 wounded, 490 captured
  • 1,785 killed, 1,225 wounded
  • Total: 4,027

The Battle of Bergen was fought on 19 September 1799 and resulted in a Franco-Dutch victory under Generals Guillaume Brune and Herman Willem Daendels against the Russians and British under the Duke of York who had landed in North Holland. The battlefield is marked by the Russisch Monument (1902).

  1. ^ Micheal Clodfelter. Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and other figures. p. 109