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 ; Dirk Langendijk
Date	19 September 1799
Location	Bergen, Batavian Republic52°40′12″N 4°42′00″E / 52.6700°N 4.7000°E
Result	Franco-Batavian victory
Belligerents
France; Batavian Republic;	Great Britain; Russia;
Commanders and leaders
Guillaume Brune; Herman Willem Daendels;	Prince Frederick; Johann Hermann von Fersen (POW);
Strength
22,000 (10,000 French and 12,000 Batavians)	47,000 (c. 23,300 engaged, inclusive of 13,200 British and 10,100 Russians)
Casualties and losses
836: 815 killed or wounded, 21 captured; 2,591: 1,539 killed or wounded, 1,052 captured; Total: 3,427; More info: § Losses;	1,017: 117 killed, 410 wounded, 490 captured; 3,010: 1,785 killed, 1,225 wounded; Total: 4,027; More info: § Losses;

The Battle of Bergen was fought on 19 September 1799 and resulted in a Franco-Batavian victory under Generals Guillaume Brune and Herman Willem Daendels (Brune commanded both French and Batavians) against the landed in North Holland Anglo-Russian forces under the Duke of York as supreme commander and Lieutenant General Ivan Hermann. The battlefield is marked by the Russisch Monument (1902).