Nelson's Surgeon : William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar.
Title:
Nelson's Surgeon : William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar.
Author:
Brockliss, Laurence.
ISBN:
9780191516047
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (237 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps, Table, and Figure -- List of Abbreviations -- Note -- 1. The Naval Surgeon During the French Wars -- 2. Origins and Early Career -- 3. The Mediterranean and Trafalgar -- 4. Beatty and Nelson's Apotheosis -- 5. Later Career -- Afterword -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
The death of Admiral Nelson on the Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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