William Beatty Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Beatty, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1805–18073 events2 places

Chronological biography

1805

Body Preserved21 October 1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Surgeon of HMS Victory · HMS Victory

Preserves Nelson's body for return to Britain.

Death of Nelson21 October 1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Surgeon of HMS Victory · HMS Victory

Attends Nelson after he is fatally wounded.

1807

Narrative of Nelson Death1807

Science / Medicine · Surgeon · London

Publishes an account of Nelson's final hours.

Titles and roles

Surgeon · Surgeon of HMS Victory

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.