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Leben. David Beatty, Porträtstudie von Arthur Stockdale Cope für Naval Officers of World War I, 1920. Nachdem David Beatty 1884 in die Royal Navy eingetreten war, nahm er an der Rückeroberung des Sudan von den Mahdisten (1896–1899) teil.
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer.
- 1884–1927
- Admiral of the Fleet
- 17 January 1871, Stapeley, Cheshire, England
- Royal Navy
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (born Jan. 17, 1871, Howbeck Lodge, Stapeley, near Nantwich, Cheshire, Eng.—died March 11, 1936, London) was a British admiral of the fleet, who commanded Britain’s battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland (1916).
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17. März 2017 · Updated on March 17, 2017. David Beatty - Early Career: Born on January 17, 1871, at Howbeck Lodge in Cheshire, David Beatty joined the Royal Navy at age thirteen. Warranted as a midshipman in January 1884, he was assigned to the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, HMS Alexandria two years later.
17. Okt. 2019 · David Beatty was a British admiral. He is best known for leading Britain’s Battlecruiser Fleet in its disastrous rendezvous with Germany’s High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland. An audacious officer whose actions at Jutland remain controversial, Beatty nonetheless crafted a highly successful career in Britain’s Royal Navy.
Beatty, Sir David, later 1st Earl Beatty (1871–1936). Admiral. In 1914 Beatty was one of the youngest admirals in the Royal Navy, and, as commander of the battle-cruiser squadron of the Grand Fleet, held one of the navy's most prestigious appointments. He led the battle-cruisers at the Dogger Bank and Jutland, where he lost three of his ships.
Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO, PC, was born at Howbeck Lodge, Stapeley (near Nantwich) on 17th January, 1871. Dr. Munro, a Nantwich doctor, attended at his birth. Beatty was the second son in a family of five. Both his parents were from Ireland.
