Battle of Camperdown
October 11, 1797
In the North Sea, Admiral Duncan's British fleet smashed the Dutch battle line off the Texel, capturing eleven ships. It eliminated the last fleet that might have contested the Channel. Nelson was still a year away from the Nile; Duncan's was the year's greater victory at sea. Britain now stood supreme on every ocean.
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Also in 1797 (4 other events on record)
- Treaty of Campo Formio · Europe · Politics
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- XYZ Affair · North America · Politics
- Spithead Mutiny · Europe · Politics
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Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.