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
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	47,000 (23,000 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-Batavian victory under Generals Guillaume Brune and Herman Willem Daendels against Anglo-Russian forces under the Duke of York who had landed in North Holland. The battlefield is marked by the Russisch Monument (1902).