Title

'The Battle of Camperdown', c1798, (1924). Artist: Robert Clevely.

Caption

'The Battle of Camperdown', c1798, 1924. Fought in the North Sea off the Dutch coast on 11 October 1797, the Battle of Camperdown was the most significant action between British and Dutch fleets during the French Revolutionary Wars. The British, commanded by Admiral Adam Duncan, captured eleven Dutch ships without losing any of their own. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1798

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C78_217

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41,4Mb (4,0Mb) / 15,7in x 10,2in / 4719 x 3063 (300dpi)

Keywords

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