naval engagement, notable, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Camperdown
Battle of Camperdown was a naval engagement fought on 11 October 1797 at North Sea. It was part of the French Revolutionary Wars, which ran from 1792 to 1802. The recorded result: British victory.
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Record
| Date | 11 October 1797 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | North Sea 52.750N, 4.200E | |
| Part of | French Revolutionary Wars (1792 to 1802) | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | British victory | |
| Belligerents | Great Britain | Batavian Republic |
| Commanders | Adam Duncan | Jan Willem de Winter |
| Strength | 16 ships of the line; 2 frigates; 1 ship-sloop; 4 cutters; 1 lugger (OOB) | 15 ships of the line; 6 frigates; 4 brigs; 1 aviso (OOB) |
| Casualties and losses | 203 killed; 622 wounded | 540 killed; 620 wounded; 3,775 captured; 9 ships of the line captured; 2 frigates captured |
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In the same war
- Before: Assault on Cadiz June 1797
- After: Battle of the Raz de Sein 21 April 1798
- All 84 engagements of French Revolutionary Wars
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Battle of Camperdown is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q577081, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Camperdown, revision 1384689215, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.