Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814)
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The siege of Bergen op Zoom (8 March 1814), took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition between a British force led by Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch and a French garrison under Guilin Laurent Bizanet and Jean-Jacques Ambert. The initial British assault force seized part of the defences, but a well-managed French counterattack compelled much of the assault force to surrender. Bergen op Zoom is a port in the Netherlands about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Rotterdam and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Antwerp in Belgium.
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Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814) | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition | |||||||
British illustration of the attack | |||||||
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France | United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean-Jacques Ambert Guilin Bizanet | Thomas Graham | ||||||
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2,700[1] | 4,000-9,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500-600[1] killed, wounded, or captured |
920-1,900 killed and wounded[1] 2,263 captured[2] | ||||||
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War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814
Campaign Low Countries 1814