Eduard von Jachmann
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Eduard Karl Emanuel von Jachmann was the first Vizeadmiral of the Prussian Navy. He entered the navy in the 1840s after initially serving in the merchant marine. In 1848, Jachmann received his first c
Illustration of the corvette SMS Amazone, Jachmann's first command
Painting of the Battle of Jasmund, depicting the Prussian squadron, by Willy Stöwer
Jachmann's grave in Oldenburg
Battle of Jasmund (1864)
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The naval Battle of Jasmund took place between elements of the Danish and Prussian navies on 17 March 1864 during the Second Schleswig War. The action took place east of the Jasmund peninsula on the P
Sjælland (right) engaging with the paddlewheel steamer Loreley and the corvette Nymphe. Painting by Alex Kircher.
Danish and Prussian warships battling off Swinemünde, by Carl Frederik Sørensen
Rear Admiral Edvard van Dockum, the Danish commander