Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

William Beatty Biography and Timeline

Follow William Beatty through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

William Beatty, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
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1805–1807Years on this page

1805

Body Preserved

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

Preserves Nelson's body for return to Britain.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1805-1805

Death of Nelson

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

Attends Nelson after he is fatally wounded.

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1805-1805

1807

Narrative of Nelson Death

Surgeon · London · Science / Medicine

Publishes an account of Nelson's final hours.

Role range: 1807-1807

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.