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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ