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Duncan
The Duncans took their name from 'Fat Duncan', Donnadchadh Reamhar,
who was clan chief at the Battle of Bannockburn. The clan is descended
from the Earl of Atholl along with the Robertsons. The Duncans lands
were found mainly in old Forfarshire and modern Angus, and included
the barony of Lundie and the estate of Gourdie.
The Duncans had royal connections with George III, when Sir William
Duncan was made physician to the king, and was made baronet in 1764.
This title was not continued on his death in 1774.
Adam, son of the royalist Alexander Duncan of Lundie, Provost of Dundee,
entered the navy in 1746, and served in many battles. He fought and
was part of the troops that defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent
in 1780, was made commander of the fleet in the North Sea and Admiral
of the Blue. He blockaded the Dutch for two years until mutiny spread
to all his ships (except the Venerable, his flagship). He was
rewarded for his services after a wonderful victory at Camperdown and
was made Viscount Duncan of Camperdown by George IV in 1800.
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