1ST See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

VISCOUNT See also:

• ADAM
• ADAM (or ADAN) DE LE HALE (died c. 1288)
• ADAM, ALEXANDER (1741–1809)
• ADAM, JULIETTE (1836– )
• ADAM, LAMBERT SIGISBERT (1700-1759)
• ADAM, MELCHIOR (d. 1622)
• ADAM, PAUL (1862– )
• ADAM, ROBERT (1728—1792)
• ADAM, SIR FREDERICK (1781-1853)
• ADAM, WILLIAM (1751-1839)

ADAM See also:

• DUNCAN
• 1ST VISCOUNT ADAM DUNCAN DUNCAN (1731-1804)
• DUNCAN, PETER MARTIN (1824-1891)
• DUNCAN, THOMAS (1807—1845)

DUNCAN DUNCAN (1731-1804)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• NAVAL

naval See also:

• COMMANDER

commander, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 1st of See also:

• JULY

July 1731, at Lundie, in See also:

• FORFARSHIRE, or ANGUS

Forfarshire, See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland . After receiving the rudiments of his See also:

• EDUCATION

education at See also:

• DUNDEE
• DUNDEE, JOHN GRAHAM OF CLAVERHOUSE, VISCOUNT (c. 1649-1689)

Dundee, he was in 1746 placed under See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain See also:

• HALDANE, JAMES ALEXANDER (1768–1851)
• HALDANE, RICHARD BURDON (1856– )
• HALDANE, ROBERT (1764–1842)

Haldane, of the " See also:

• SHOREHAM

Shoreham " See also:

• FRIGATE

frigate, and in 1749 he became a See also:

• MIDSHIPMAN

midshipman in the See also:

• CENTURION (Lat. centuria)

Centurion." In 1755 he was appointed second See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant of the " See also:

• NORWICH
• NORWICH, GEORGE GORING, EARL OF (1583?-1663)

Norwich," but on the arrival of that See also:

• SHIP

ship in See also:

• AMERICA

America, whither, with the See also:

• REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest of See also:

• KEPPEL, AUGUSTUS KEPPEL, VISCOUNT (1725-1786)
• KEPPEL, SIR HENRY (1809-1904)

Keppel's See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron, it had convoyed See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• BRADDOCK
• BRADDOCK, EDWARD (1695?—1755),

Braddock's forces, he was transferred to the " Centurion." Once again in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, he was promoted to be second lieutenant of the " Torbay," and after three years on the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home station he assisted in the attack on the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement of See also:

• GOREE

Goree, on the See also:

• AFRICAN

African See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast, in which he was slightly wounded . He returned to England as first lieutenant of the "Torbay "; and in 1759 was made a commander, and in 1761 a See also:

• POST

post-captain . His See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel, the " Valiant " (74), was See also:

• COMMODORE (a form of " commander"; in the 17th century the term " commandore " is used)

Commodore Keppel's See also:

• FLAG (or " FLAGGE," a common Teutonic word in this sense, but apparently first recorded in English)

flag-ship in the expedition against Belle-Ile en Mer in that See also:

• YEAR

year, and also in 1762, when it took an important See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• HAVANA (the name is of aboriginal origin; Span. Habana or, more fully, San Cristobal de la Habana)

Havana . In 1778, on the recommencement of See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, Captain See also:

• DUNCAN
• DUNCAN, ADAM DUNCAN, 1ST VISCOUNT (1731-1804)
• DUNCAN, PETER MARTIN (1824-1891)
• DUNCAN, THOMAS (1807—1845)

Duncan was appointed to the " See also:

• SUFFOLK
• SUFFOLK, CHARLES BRANDON, 1ST DUKE OF (c. 1484–'545)
• SUFFOLK, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• SUFFOLK, THOMAS HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF (1561-1626)
• SUFFOLK, WILLIAM DE LA POLE

Suffolk " (74), whence before the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the year he removed to the "Monarch" (74), one of the Channel See also:

• FLEET

Fleet . On the 16th of See also:

• JANUARY

January 178o, in an See also:

• ACTION

action off Cape St See also:

• VINCENT (or VINCENTIUS), ST
• VINCENT, GEORGE (1796-1831?)
• VINCENT, MARY ANN (1818-1887)

Vincent, between a See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish squadron under See also:

• DON
• DON (anc. Tanais)

Don Juan de Langara and the British fleet under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• RODNEY, GEORGE BRYDGES RODNEY, BARON (1718—1792)

Rodney, Captain Duncan in the " Monarch " was the first to engage the enemy; and in 1782, as captain of the " See also:

• BLENHEIM (Ger. Blindheim)

Blenheim " (9o), he took part in See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe's See also:

• RELIEF

relief of See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar . From the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• REAR

rear-See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral of the See also:

• BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

blue, received in 1789, he was gradually promoted until, in 1799, he became admiral of the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white . In See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1795 he hoisted his flag as commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief of the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea fleet, appointed to harass the Batavian See also:

• NAVY

navy . Towards the end of May 1797, though, in consequence of the widespread See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

mutiny in the British fleet, he had been See also:

• LEFT

left with only the " See also:

• ADAMANT (from Gr. aba,uas, untameable)

Adamant " (5o), besides his own ship the " See also:

• VENERABLE (Lat. venerabilis, worthy of reverence, venerari, to reverence, to worship, allied to Venus, love; the Indo-Germ. root is wen-, to desire, whence Eng. " win, properly to struggle for, hence to gain)

Venerable " (74), Admiral Duncan proceeded to his usual station off the Texel, where See also:

• LAY

lay at See also:

• ANCHOR (from the Greek ayrcvpa, which Vossius considers is from 6yi17 , a crook or hook)

anchor the Dutch squadron of fifteen See also:

• SAIL

sail of the See also:

• LINE

line, under the command of See also:

• VICE

Vice-Admiral de See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

Winter . From See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time to time he caused signals to be made, as if to the See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• BODY

body of a fleet in the offing, a stratagem which probably was the cause of his freedom from molestation until, in the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of See also:

• JUNE

June, reinforcements arrived from England . On the 3rd of See also:

• OCTOBER

October the admiral put into See also:

• YARMOUTH
• YARMOUTH (GREAT YARMOUTH)

Yarmouth Roads to refit and See also:

• VICTUAL

victual his See also:

• SHIPS

ships, but, receiving See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early on the 9th that the enemy was at sea, he immediately hoisted the See also:

• SIGNAL

signal for giving him See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

chase . On the See also:

• MORNING

morning of the 11th de Winter's fleet, consisting of 4 seventy-fours, 7 sixty-fours, 4 fifty-See also:

• GUN

gun ships, 2 See also:

• FORTY

forty-four-gun frigates, and 2 of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty-two guns, besides smaller vessels, was sighted lying about 9 M. from See also:

• SHORE

shore, between the villages of See also:

• EGMONT (EGMOND), LAMORAL, COUNT OF
• EGMONT, EARLS OF

Egmont and Camperdown .

The British fleet numbered 7 seventy-fours, 7 sixty-fours, 2 fifties, 2 frigates, with a See also:

• SLOOP

sloop and several cutters, and was slightly See also:

• SUPERIOR

superior in force to that of the Dutch . Shortly after See also:

• MID

mid-See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day the British ships, without waiting to See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form in See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order, See also:

• BROKE, or BROOKE, ARTHUR (d. 1563)
• BROKE, SIR PHILIP BOWES VERE, BART

broke through the Dutch line, and an engagement commenced which, after heavy loss on both sides, resulted in the taking by the British of eleven of the enemy's vessels . When the action ceased the ships were in nine fathoms See also:

• WATER

water, within 5 M. of a See also:

• LEE
• LEE (or LEGIT) ROWLAND (d. 1543)
• LEE, ANN (1736–1784)
• LEE, ARTHUR (1740–1792)
• LEE, FITZHUGH (1835–1905)
• LEE, GEORGE ALEXANDER (1802-1851)
• LEE, HENRY (1756-1818)
• LEE, JAMES PRINCE (1804-1869)
• LEE, NATHANIEL (c. 1653-16g2)
• LEE, RICHARD HENRY (1732-1794)
• LEE, ROBERT EDWARD (1807–1870)
• LEE, SIDNEY (1859– )
• LEE, SOPHIA (1950-1824)
• LEE, STEPHEN DILL (1833-1908)

lee shore, and there was every sign of an approaching See also:

• GALE
• GALE, THEOPHILUS (1628-1678)
• GALE, THOMAS (?1636-17o2)

gale . So battered were the prizes that it was found impossible to See also:

• FIT

fit them for future service, and one of them, the " See also:

• DELFT

Delft," sank on her way to England . In recognition of this victory, Admiral Duncan was, on the 21st of October, created See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount Duncan of Camperdown and See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

baron of Lundie, with an See also:

• ANNUAL

annual See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £3000 to himself and the two next heirs to his See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title . The earldom of Camperdown was created for his son See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert (1785—1859) in 1831, and is still in the See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of his descendants . In 'Soo Lord Duncan withdrew from naval service . He died on the 4th of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1804 . See See also:

• CHARNOCK (or CHERNOCK), ROBERT (c.1663–1696)
• CHARNOCK, JOB (d. 1693)

Charnock, Biog . See also:

• NAY, or NEY

Nay . (1794–1796) ; See also:

• COLLINS, ANTHONY (1676-1729)
• COLLINS, JOHN CHURTON (1848-1908)
• COLLINS, MORTIMER (1827-1876)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1721-1759)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM (1787–1847)
• COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE (1824–1889)

Collins, See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

Peerage of England, p . 378 (1812) ; W .

See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James, Naval See also:

• HISTORY

History of See also:

• GREAT

Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain (1822) ; See also:

• YONGE, CHARLOTTE MARY (1823--1901)
• YONGE, JOHN (1467-1516)
• YONGE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

Yonge, History of the British Navy, vol. i . (1863) ; See also:

• EARL

Earl of See also:

• CAMPER, PETER (1722-1789)

Camper-down, Admiral Duncan (1898), vol. xvi. of the Navy See also:

• RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

Record See also:

• SOC

Soc . Publications, contains the logs of the ships engaged in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Camperdown .