Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the Battle Cruiser Flee
Beatty in 1916
Captain David Beatty
Admiral Seymour returning to Tientsin with wounded men
HMS Lion, flagship of the battlecruiser squadron
The Battle of Heligoland Bight was the first Anglo-German naval battle of the First World War, fought on 28 August 1914, between ships of the United Kingdom and Germany. The battle took place in the s
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty
…Cruiser Fleet a month later. He was confirmed in the rank of vice-admiral on 9 August 1915. He led the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron at the actions at Heligoland Bight (1914), Dogger Bank (1915) and Jutland (1916). Jutland proved to be decisive in Beatty's career, despite the loss of two of his battlecruisers. Beatty…
German light cruiser SMS Mainz, in background, shortly before heeling over and sinking, 28 August 1914
German torpedo boat SMS V187
SMS Mainz sinking
Final phase about 13:00–14:00 CET (German perspective)