Battle of Bergen (1799)

Battle of Bergen
	Part of the War of the Second Coalition
Date	19 September 1799
Location	Bergen, Batavian Republic52.6700°N 4.7000°E
Result	Franco-Dutch 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 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;	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).

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