Bergen-op-Zoom (Wars of the French Revolution).
On March 8, 1875, Bergen, which was held by a French garrison 6,000 strong, under General Bizonet[Bizonet], was attacked by a British force, 4,000 strong under General Cooke. The force was divided into four columns, one of which, approaching the town from the harbour side, at low water, effected an entrance, while two of the others gained the top of the battlements but could get no further. At dawn on the 9th, as there was no prospect of ultimate success, the assailants retired, having suffered a loss of 300 killed and 1,800 prisoners, many of whom were wounded.