Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814)

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Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1814)
Part of the War of the Sixth Coalition

British illustration of the attack
Date8 March 1814[1]
Location
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
51°29′46″N 4°17′05″E / 51.4960°N 4.2847°E / 51.4960; 4.2847
Result French victory[1]
Belligerents
First French Empire France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Jean-Jacques Ambert
First French Empire Guilin Bizanet		 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Graham
Strength
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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Location within Europe
War of the Sixth Coalition:
Campaign Low Countries 1814
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Courtrai
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Battle of Courtrai (1814) at Courtrai, on 31 March 1814
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Antwerp
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Siege of Antwerp (1814) at Antwerp, from 14 January to 4 May 1814
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Battle of Hoogstraten at Hoogstraten, on 11 January 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.

Assault

French General Guilin Laurent Bizanet had 2,700 soldiers in the garrison when, under cover of night and using local intelligence, Graham attacked. The French, however, were positioned well, and the population allied with them as they fought in the streets. The attacking British troops took heavy casualties. General Bizanet remained in control of Bergen op Zoom until a peace accord was signed.

Forces and casualties

One source named Bizanet as the governor and

3rd Foot Guards, all from the 2nd Battalions of the regiments.[3]

British Order of Battle

Graham formed his troops into four columns as follows:[4]

Commander Unit Number of Men
1st Column Colonel Lord Proby Brigade of Guards 1,000
2nd Column Lieutenant-colonel Morrice,
69th Foot
55th Foot
 250
69th Foot 350
33rd Foot
 600
3rd Column Lieutenant-colonel Henry,
21st Foot
 21st Foot 400
91st Foot 100
37th Foot
 150
4th Column Brigadier-general Gore / Lieutenant-colonel Carleton
44th Foot
 300
Flank companies of the
37th Foot
 200
1st Foot
 600
Total 3,950

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Bodart 1908, p. 477.
  2. ^ Burnham & McGuigan 2010, p. 216.
  3. ^ Smith 1998, pp. 508–509.
  4. ^ Barrington 1814, pp. 377–378.

References

  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905). Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  • Barrington, C. J. (1814). The Military Panorama, Or, Officer's Companion.
  • Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books.
    ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3
    .
  • OCLC 37616149
    .

Further reading

External links

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