Eduard von Jachmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eduard von Jachmann

German admiral

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1822

Place of Birth: Gdańsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1887

Profession: politician

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Eduard von Jachmann

  • Eduard Karl Emanuel von Jachmann (2 March 1822 – 21 October 1887) was the first Vizeadmiral (vice admiral) of the Prussian Navy.
  • He entered the navy in the 1840s after initially serving in the merchant marine.
  • In 1848, Jachmann received his first command, the corvette SMS Amazone; through the 1850s and early 1860s, he held several other commands, including the frigates Thetis—aboard which he took part in the Eulenburg expedition to East Asia—and Arcona.
  • During the Second Schleswig War in 1864, he commanded Prussian naval forces in the Baltic from Arcona, and led a small squadron at the Battle of Jasmund on 17 March.
  • Though defeated in that battle, he was promoted to Konteradmiral (rear admiral) for his aggressive handling of the Prussian fleet. Jachmann was the senior-most officer in the Prussian Navy by the mid-1860s, second only to Prince Adalbert of Prussia.
  • In 1867, Jachmann became the director of the Ministry of the Navy, and the following year, he was promoted to Vizeadmiral.
  • During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, he commanded the squadron of ironclad warships based in the North Sea, though his ships saw no action owing to engine difficulties.
  • After the war, he oversaw the founding of the Imperial Naval Academy at Kiel and the organization of the North Sea Naval Station.
  • He expected to be named the first Chief of the Imperial Admiralty in 1872, but he was passed over in favor of the Prussian Army General Albrecht von Stosch.
  • Embittered by the decision, Jachmann retired from the navy in 1874.
  • Jachmann retired to Oldenburg with his family, though he returned to naval affairs in 1878 following the accidental sinking of Grosser KurfĂĽrst during a training cruise.
  • Jachmann used the incident to attack Stosch, first through anonymously published letters criticizing his training program, and then as part of a court martial that placed blame for the accident on Carl Ferdinand Batsch, Stosch's protege.
  • Jachmann thereafter left the public eye until his death on 21 October 1887.

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