Battle of Callantsoog | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland during the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
![]() Landing at Callantsoog by Dirk Langendijk | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Herman Willem Daendels | Ralph Abercromby | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
137 dead 950 wounded |
74 dead 376 wounded | ||||||
Location within Europe |
The Battle of Callantsoog (sometimes also called Battle of Groote Keeten)[1] (27 August 1799) followed the amphibious landing by a British invasion force under Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby near Callantsoog in the course of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland of 1799. Despite strong opposition by troops of the Batavian Republic under Lieutenant-General Herman Willem Daendels, the British troops established a bridgehead and the Dutch were forced to retreat.