An episode aboard the fourth-rate HMS Adamant illustrates Adam Duncan's response to mutiny. The unusually tall Scottish admiral boarded the ship when a sailor challenged his authority. He reportedly seized the man by his shirt and held him over the side with one arm while denouncing the challenge to his command. Duncan's force experienced less mutiny than some other Royal Navy formations. His personal interventions are suggested as one possible explanation, without establishing that they alone account for the difference.
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Admiral Duncan's personal response to mutiny
Hear how Adam Duncan's physical presence and direct assertion of authority illustrate a severe Georgian model of naval command during the mutinies.