Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar

by Michael S. Moss, John Cardwell, Laurence Brockliss, et al.

Book Overview

Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness of the British crews in Nelson's defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805, little has been written hitherto about the naval surgeon in the era of the long war against France. This book is intended to fill the gap. Sir William Beatty (1773-1842) was surgeon of the Victory at Trafalgar. An Ulsterman from Londonderry, he had joined the navy in 1791. Before being warranted to Nelson's flagship,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199541353
• ISBN13: 9780199541355
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"