Battle of Alkmaar (Second Bergen)
- When
- 2 October 1799
- Where
- Bergen/Alkmaar area, North Holland
On 2 October 1799 the Duke of York attacked the Franco-Batavian army in a battle conventionally named for Alkmaar, though Bergen was again the center of the fighting.
With the weather improving in early October, the Duke of York planned the attack that became known as the Battle of Alkmaar of 2 October 1799, though "Second Bergen" would seem more appropriate, as Alkmaar was never involved and the village of Bergen again became the centre of the battle. Following this engagement, the retreat of the Franco-Batavian army left the greater part of the North Holland peninsula in Anglo-Russian hands, at least theoretically.
Sources
- Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
- Battle of Castricum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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