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    The Battle of Castricum (October 6, 1799) saw a Franco-Dutch force defeat an Anglo-Russian force near Castricum, Netherlands. The battle was fought during...
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    Castricum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑstrikʏm] ) is a municipality and a town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. Castricum is a seaside...
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    East and Castricum in the West. There the final battle of the campaign would take place on 6 October. After the first Battle of Bergen (1799) of 19 September...
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    the battles of Callantsoog, Krabbendam and Alkmaar, but subsequent battles went against the Anglo-Russian forces. Following a defeat at Castricum, the...
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    Guillaume Brune (category Members of the Chamber of Peers of the Hundred Days)
    completely successful – the Anglo-Russian forces were defeated in the Battle of Castricum, and compelled, after a harsh retreat, to re-embark. He rendered...
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    to become an influential soldier and diplomat who was the hero of the Battle of Castricum. Jean-de-Dieu Soult, a dependable commander and organizer, who...
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    notable success at the Battle of Beaumont in April and another at the Battle of Willems in May but was defeated at the Battle of Tourcoing later that month...
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    army under General Brune defeats a Russian-British force at the Battle of Castricum. The British and Russians withdraw their troops from the Netherlands...
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    Alkmaar (redirect from History of Alkmaar)
    Battle of Castricum. After that battle, on 18 October 1799, the two opposing sides held the Convention of Alkmaar which met to determine the fate of the...
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  • War of the Second Coalition: Italy 50km 30miles Marengo 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Verona 1    The Battle of Genola or Battle of Fossano (4 November 1799)...
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