02826nam 22006614a 450 991045091180332120200520144314.01-280-75920-80-19-151604-X1-4294-7103-4(CKB)1000000000411740(EBL)422396(OCoLC)476256807(SSID)ssj0000209210(PQKBManifestationID)11201436(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209210(PQKBWorkID)10265442(PQKB)10803918(MiAaPQ)EBC422396(Au-PeEL)EBL422396(CaPaEBR)ebr10233665(CaONFJC)MIL75920(EXLCZ)99100000000041174020050718d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNelson's surgeon[electronic resource] William Beatty, naval medicine, and the battle of Trafalgar /Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell, and Michael MossOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-954135-3 0-19-928742-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-212) and index.The Naval surgeon during the French wars -- Origins and early career -- The Mediterranean and Trafalgar -- Beatty and Nelson's apotheosis -- Later career.The death of Admiral Nelson on his flagship, 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. - ;In the lead-up to the bicentenary of Trafalgar a number of important new studies have been published about the life of Nelson and his defeat of the Combined Fleet in 1805. Despite the significant role played by the health and fitness SurgeonsGreat BritainBiographySurgery, NavalGreat BritainHistory19th centuryTrafalgar, Battle of, 1805Great BritainHistory19th centuryElectronic books.SurgeonsSurgery, NavalHistoryTrafalgar, Battle of, 1805.617/.092BBrockliss L. W. B503873Cardwell J. Stewart(John Stewart),1938-901137Moss Michael S29485MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450911803321Nelson's surgeon2014137UNINA