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unusual facts about Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown



Camperdown, Dundee

This is because Adam Duncan (1 July 1731 - 4 August 1804), defeated the Dutch fleet off there on 11 October 1797 in the Battle of Camperdown.

Hired armed cutter Tartar

The expedition was under the command of Admiral Adam Duncan and the Duke of York.

Johan Arnold Bloys van Treslong

At Camperdown they met a much stronger British fleet under admiral Adam Duncan.

Order of battle at the Battle of Camperdown

The Battle of Camperdown was an important naval action of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought off Camperduin on the North Holland coast on 11 October 1797 between a British fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Dutch fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter.

William George Fairfax

In 1790 he took command of HMS Sheerness and in 1796 became flag captain of HMS Venerable under Admiral Adam Duncan and was heavily engaged at the Battle of Camperdown the following year.


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