Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan
Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, KB 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.
Portrait by John Hoppner, c.1798
Admiral Adam Duncan by Henri-Pierre Danloux 1798
Duncan speaks to his crew to persuade them not to join the mutiny
Statue of Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
The Battle of Camperdown was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797, between the British North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Batavian Navy (Dutch) fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter. The battle, the most significant action between British and Dutch forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, resulted in a complete victory for the British, who captured eleven Dutch ships without losing any of their own.
The Battle of Camperdown, 11 October 1797, Thomas Whitcombe
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Henri-Pierre Danloux, pre-1809, NPG.
The Battle of Camperdown, Thomas Whitcombe, 1798, Tate
The Battle of Camperdown, painted by Philip de Loutherbourg in 1799.