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Earl Beatty
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(David Beatty, 1871–1936, KCB 1914, earl 1919) Commander of the battle cruiser fleet which fought the first part of the Battle of *Jutland, successfully luring the Germans north towards the approaching Grand Fleet under Jellicoe. Later that year Beatty succeeded Jellicoe in command of the Grand Fleet.
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