Battle of Krabbendam

Battle of Krabbendam
Part of Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
Date10 September 1799
Location
Krabbendam, The Netherlands
52°49′00″N 4°46′12″E / 52.8167°N 4.7700°E / 52.8167; 4.7700
Result British victory
Belligerents
France France
 Batavian Republic
 Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
France Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Batavian Republic Herman Willem Daendels
Kingdom of Great Britain Ralph Abercromby
Strength
25,000 23,000
Casualties and losses
1,876 dead and wounded 37 dead
147 wounded

The Battle of Krabbendam (also called the Battle of Zijpedijk) of 10 September 1799 was fought during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland 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 (1799). Brune tried to dislodge them before they could be reinforced by further Anglo-Russian forces, but the British prevailed. This enabled the British and their Russian allies to land their expeditionary force and to break out of the bridgehead during the Battle of Bergen (1799).