Battle of Alkmaar (1799)
| Battle of Alkmaar | |||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland | |||||||
The Battle of Alkmaar, 2 October 1799 Jan Anthonie Langendyk | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France Batavian Republic |
Great Britain Russian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Guillaume Brune Herman Daendels |
Frederick Augustus Ivan Essen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25,000 (22,000 engaged, inclusive of 12,000 French and 10,000 Batavians) | 40,000 (30,000 engaged, inclusive of 21,700 British and 8,300 Russians) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3,000 killed, wounded or captured | 2,200 killed or wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Alkmaar (also sometimes called the Second Battle of Bergen or the Battle of Egmond-aan-Zee) was fought on 2 October 1799 between forces of the French Republic and her ally, the Batavian Republic under the command of general Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, and an expeditionary force from Great Britain and her ally Russia, commanded by Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany in the vicinity of Alkmaar during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. The battle ended in an Anglo-Russians victory, forcing Brune to order a strategic withdrawal the next day to a line between Monnickendam in the East and Castricum in the West. The Duke of York praised the actions of the Russian commanders in this battle, and also congratulated Emperor Paul on the victory. There the final battle of the campaign would take place on 6 October.