Duncan restores readiness before Camperdown

By October, Duncan's ships had had the remainder of June plus July, August, September, and part of October to restore fighting efficiency. Much of his force had been associated with the more disciplined Spithead protest rather than the Nore rising, and some ships had not mutinied at all. Duncan's physical confrontation with a would-be mutineer illustrates his personal authority, while the crews also expected their pay grievance to be resolved. The Batavian fleet, although manned by capable sailors, had not trained collectively to the same standard and was sent out under political pressure. Nine of its fifteen ships of the line and two frigates were captured, turning a misread of British morale into a costly readiness lesson.