Beatty, David, 1st Earl Beatty, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby

Windows Live® Search Results

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty GCB, OM, ... from active service and was created 1st Earl Beatty, Viscount Borodale and Baron Beatty of the North Sea and Brooksby.
Earl Beatty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... naval commander Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty. He was created Baron Beatty, of the North Sea and of Brooksby in the ... David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936) David Field Beatty ...
Beatty, David, 1st Earl Beatty, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of ...
Beatty, David, 1st Earl Beatty, Baron Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby 1871-1936, British admiral, born in County Wexford, Ireland. He...

See all search results in
Windows Live® Search Results

David Beatty (1871-1936), British admiral, born in County Wexford, Ireland. He entered the British navy in 1884, saw service in Egyptian and Chinese waters, and was made rear admiral in 1910. During World War I, naval forces under his command fought at the battles of Helgoland Bight, Dogger Bank, and Jutland. Beatty was made commander in chief of the Grand Fleet in 1916 and Admiral of the Fleet in 1919; he was First Sea Lord of the Admiralty from 1919 to 1927. Knighted in 1914, he was created an earl in 1919.