Camperdown

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Camperdown was a major 1797 naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars in which the British Royal Navy decisively defeated the Dutch fleet off the coast of the Netherlands.

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instanceOf battle of the French Revolutionary Wars
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Camperdown
Battle of Camperduin
belligerent British Royal Navy
linked to: Royal Navy

Dutch fleet
combatant Batavian Republic
Great Britain
commander Adam Duncan
Jan Willem de Winter
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
countryOfLosingSide Batavian Republic
countryOfWinningSide Kingdom of Great Britain
date 11 October 1797
era Age of Sail
fleetType ships of the line engagement
hasCasualties heavy on both sides
hasCommanderForBritishSide Admiral Adam Duncan
hasCommanderForDutchSide Vice-Admiral Jan Willem de Winter
hasParticipant Batavian Navy
linked to: Batavian fleet

Royal Navy
historicalPeriod late 18th century
location North Sea
off the coast of the Netherlands
namedAfter Camperduin
navalTactics close-quarters engagement
navalTheatre North Sea campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars
notableFor destruction of Dutch naval power in the North Sea
one of the most significant British naval victories of the French Revolutionary Wars
opponent Batavian Navy
linked to: Batavian fleet

Royal Navy
outcome decisive British victory
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
War of the First Coalition
precededBy Mutiny at the Nore
primaryTheatre maritime warfare
result British victory
strategicEffect secured British control of the North Sea
weakened the Batavian Republic’s naval capabilities
year 1797

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HMS Venerable battleHonour Camperdown