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Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory is considered one of the most significant actions in naval history .
With Duncan at its command, a North Sea fleet achieved a resounding victory over the Dutch at the Battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797. Danloux, painting two years after the event, imagines Duncan, calm in the midst of gun and cannon fire, on the deck of the Venerable.
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown (north of Haarlem) on 11 October 1797. This victory was considered one of the most significant actions in naval history.
Admiral Adam Duncan (1731-1804), 1st Viscount Duncan. A full-length portrait to the right, showing Duncan in his admiral's full dress uniform (1795–1812 pattern), with a gold medal for the Battle of Camperdown and the ribbon and star of the Russian Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky.
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He was created 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and awarded the lands which are now Camperdown country park and mansion. He was made Baron Duncan of Lundie; his family home on the Perthshire-Angus border.
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804), Admiral. Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 16 portraits Admiral; Commander-in-Chief in the North Sea, 1795-1801. Though his fleet took part in the mutiny of 1797, he won the Battle of Camperdown later the same year when the Dutch set sail to invade Ireland.
Feb 24, 2023 · Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1731-1804) was a British Admiral who won the Battle of Camperdown in 1797, considered one of the most significant in naval history. He served in the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War, receiving awards such as the Naval Gold Medal.
