Admiral of the White 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
Portrait by John Hoppner, c. 1798
1792 portrait of Duncan by Henri-Pierre Danloux
Duncan speaks to his crew to persuade them not to join the mutiny
Statue of Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Battle of Callantsoog
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The Battle of Callantsoog was an amphibious landing by a British invasion force under Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Lord Adam Duncan near Callantsoog during the Anglo-Russian inv
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…War of Independence Great Siege of Gibraltar Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) Battle of Cape Spartel French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Camperdown Battle of Callantsoog Napoleonic Wars Awards Naval Gold Medal Admiral of the White Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan (1 July 1731 – 4 August 1804) was a Royal Navy officer…
1799 painting of the battle
British troops landing at Callantsoog
Batavian troops firing at advancing British soldiers during the battle
Abercromby, Adam Duncan and Andrew Mitchell landing at Callantsoog after the battle's conclusion