Battle of Callantsoog
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The '''Battle of Callantsoog''' (also known as the '''Battle of Groote Keeten''')Variously misspelled. The anonymous writer of ''The Campaign in Holland'' speaks of "groet Keeten" for instance; Campaign, p. 10 (27 August 1799) was an [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious landing]] by a British invasion force under Lieutenant-General Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] near [[Callantsoog]] during the [[Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland]] in 1799. Despite strong opposition by troops of the [[Batavian Republic]] under Lieutenant-General [[Herman Willem Daendels]], the British established a [[bridgehead]] and the Batavians were forced to retreat. |
The '''Battle of Callantsoog''' (also known as the '''Battle of Groote Keeten''')Variously misspelled. The anonymous writer of ''The Campaign in Holland'' speaks of "groet Keeten" for instance; Campaign, p. 10 (27 August 1799) was an [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious landing]] by a British invasion force under Lieutenant-General Sir [[Ralph Abercromby]] near [[Callantsoog]] during the [[Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland]] in 1799. Despite strong opposition by troops of the [[Batavian Republic]] under Lieutenant-General [[Herman Willem Daendels]], the British established a [[bridgehead]] and the Batavians were forced to retreat. |
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Regardless of stormy weather, a shortage of supplies and fresh water, and exhaustion from the voyage, the British soldiers successfully accomplished their mission at |
Regardless of stormy weather, a shortage of supplies and fresh water, and exhaustion from the voyage, the British soldiers successfully accomplished their mission at Callantsoog. The Batavians had their own problems. Initially, they were widely dispersed along the coast and therefore lacked sufficient forces to defend the battlefield. By the time Daendels had concentrated enough troops, it was already too late: the local [[quicksand]] hills, where the British had already entrenched themselves, prevented the Batavians from using [[cavalry]] and [[artillery]].{{sfn|Milyutin|1853|pp=24-28}} |
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* {{cite book |lang=nl |author=Krayenhoff, C.R.T. |author-link=Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff |year=1832 |title=Geschiedkundige Beschouwing van den Oorlog op het grondgebied der Bataafsche Republiek in 1799. |publisher=J.C. Vieweg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vFtKAAAAMAAJ&dq=Guericke+Keeten&pg=PA68}} |
* {{cite book |lang=nl |author=Krayenhoff, C.R.T. |author-link=Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff |year=1832 |title=Geschiedkundige Beschouwing van den Oorlog op het grondgebied der Bataafsche Republiek in 1799. |publisher=J.C. Vieweg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vFtKAAAAMAAJ&dq=Guericke+Keeten&pg=PA68}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Milyutin |first=Dmitry |author-link=Dmitry Milyutin |url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book28683 |
* {{Cite book |last=Milyutin |first=Dmitry |author-link=Dmitry Milyutin |url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book28683 |publisher=Типография штаба военно-учебных заведений |date=1853 |title=История войны России с Францией в царствование Императора Павла I в 1799 году |volume=5 |location=[[St. Petersburg]] |language=ru |trans-title=The history of Russia's war with France during the reign of Emperor Paul I in 1799 }} |
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* {{cite book |title=The campaign in Holland, 1799, by a subaltern |year=1861 |publisher=W. Mitchell |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72wBAAAAQAAJ&dq=battle++Keeten&pg=PA1}} |
* {{cite book |title=The campaign in Holland, 1799, by a subaltern |year=1861 |publisher=W. Mitchell |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72wBAAAAQAAJ&dq=battle++Keeten&pg=PA1}} |
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