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Earl of Camperdown
The title of Viscount Duncan of Camperdown was created in 1797 for Adam Duncan, the hero of the naval Battle of Camperdown against the Franco-Dutch fleet, fought in that year. In 1831 the 2nd Viscount was created Earl of Camperdown.
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