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Battle of Camperdown

October 11, 1797 · Battle of Camperdown

Result British victory

Duncan's North Sea fleet destroyed the Batavian fleet off the Dutch coast, taking nine ships.

On the map Contemporaries

Coalition

France

Great Britain

Batavian Republic

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan military commander

Jan Willem de Winter military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 9,400
Casualties: c. 1,000
Killed: 203c. 200
Wounded: 622c. 800
Ships: c. 24
Guns: c. 1,198

Strength: c. 10,600
Casualties: c. 6,000
Killed: 540c. 540
Wounded: 620c. 660
Captured: 3,775c. 4,800
Ships: c. 26
Ships lost: c. 11
Guns: c. 1,268
Guns lost: c. 668

Units

Duncan's North Sea fleet (1797) North Sea Fleet (United Kingdom)

Batavian fleet (1797)