Siege of Bergen op Zoom

When

5 Mar 1814 – 8 Mar 1814

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

51.50° N, 4.30° E

Description

1814 siege during the War of the Sixth Coalition

1814 siege of the War of the Sixth Coalition

The siege of Bergen op Zoom took place on 8 March 1814 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.

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