Convention of Alkmaar
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The Convention of Alkmaar was a 1799 agreement
concluded between the commanders of the expeditionary forces of Great Britain
and Russia
on the one hand, and of those of the First French Republic and the Batavian Republic
on the other, in Alkmaar
, by which the British and Russians agreed to withdraw their forces from the Batavian Republic following the failed Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland
. The Russian and British forces under the Duke of York
were transported back to Britain in the weeks after the Convention was signed.
Capitulation (surrender)
Capitulation , an agreement in time of war for the surrender to a hostile armed force of a particular body of troops, a town or a territory....
concluded between the commanders of the expeditionary forces of Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
and Russia
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
on the one hand, and of those of the First French Republic and the Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
on the other, in Alkmaar
Alkmaar
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...
, by which the British and Russians agreed to withdraw their forces from the Batavian Republic following the failed Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland
Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland
The Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland refers to the campaign of 27 August to 19 November 1799 during the War of the Second Coalition, in which an expeditionary force of British and Russian troops invaded the North-Holland peninsula in the Batavian Republic...
. The Russian and British forces under the Duke of York
Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
The Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany was a member of the Hanoverian and British Royal Family, the second eldest child, and second son, of King George III...
were transported back to Britain in the weeks after the Convention was signed.