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Adam Duncan

admiralUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1731 – 1804

1740175017601770178017901800French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Battle of Camperdown — October 11, 1797 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsAnglo-Russian invasion of Holland — August 27, 1799 · Great Britain · War of the Second Coalition

Active service 1797–1799 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 66.

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Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for defeating the Batavian Navy at the 1797 Battle of Camperdown, which was one of the most significant naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Battles (2)

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