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Battle of Krabbendam

Battle of Krabbendam was a battle fought on 10 September 1799 at Zijpe, in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 25,000 against 23,000; 4 gunboats.

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Fought10 September 1799
WhereZijpe, Netherlands52.817N, 4.770E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsFrance; Batavian RepublicagainstKingdom of Great Britain
Casualties and losses1,876 dead and woundedand37 dead; 147 wounded
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Battle of Copenhagen, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804Battle of Krabbendam, 1799
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Record

Date10 September 1799
PlaceZijpe, Netherlands
52.817N, 4.770E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength25,00023,000; 4 gunboats
Casualties and losses1,876 dead and wounded37 dead; 147 wounded
Commanders
Battle of KrabbendamBattle of KrabbendamBattle of CallantsoogCapture of the Dutch fleet at Den HelderBattle of BergenBattle of AlkmaarSiege of AlkmaarBattle of CallantsoogCapture of the Dutch fleet at Den HelderBattle of BergenBattle of AlkmaarSiege of AlkmaarAmsterdamThe HagueRotterdamHaarlemGroningenLeeuwardenEmdenArnhem100 km52.817N, 4.770E
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Battle of Krabbendam is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2931306, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Krabbendam, revision 1385231094, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.