Editing Battle of Bergen (1799) (section)

== Aftermath ==
The newly appointed Russian Commander-in-Chief, [[Mikhail Kutuzov]], who was rushing from [[St. Petersburg]] to assume command of Russian forces, learned about the debacle at [[Hamburg]] and, deeming the campaign to be doomed, promptly returned to Russia.

The Republicans re-occupied all the positions from which they had been driven, and their general line of defence was now covered on the right by inundations, the only roads across which were covered by field works. The space between Alkmaar and the Zuiderzee was thus rendered defensible by small numbers, and Amsterdam was secured on the land side. The remainder of the army, which had been reinforced, was concentrated between the [[Langedijk]] and the sea, and the post of [[Oudkarspel]] was strengthened by additional works, and by inundations. [[Schoorldam]] and [[Koedijk]] were also fortified. The next major engagement took place [[Battle of Castricum|at Castricum]] on 6 October.