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Fischer, J. Olfert
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Personal Information |
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Full Name: |
Johan Olfert Fischer |
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Date of Birth: |
August 4, 1747 |
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Place of Birth: |
Copenhagen |
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Family
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Son of Vice Admiral Olfert Fasvier
Fischer and wife Anna, born Ackermann |
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Marriage: |
Unmarried |
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Promotions |
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Date: |
Promotion: |
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1753 |
Naval Cadet |
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1762 |
Monthly Lieutenant |
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February 24, 1763 |
Sub Lieutenant |
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December 9, 1767 |
Lieutenant |
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February 22, 1773 |
Lieutenant Commander |
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October 18, 1790 |
Commander |
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July 31, 1790 |
Commander s.g. |
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December 24, 1800 |
Captain |
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October 9, 1809 |
Rear Admiral |
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January 4, 1825 |
Vice Admiral |
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Orders, Decorations &
Distinctions |
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Date: |
Orders, Decorations &
Distinction: |
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April 2, 1801 |
Brilliant Commemorative Medal for the Battle of
Copenhagen April 2, 1801 |
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April 2, 1802 |
Commemorative Medal for the Battle of
Copenhagen April 2, 1801 |
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July 31, 1815 |
Officer of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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October 28, 1817 |
Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebroge |
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May 25, 1826 |
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of
the Dannebroge |
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Military Service |
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Date: |
Service: |
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1758 |
On the ship-of-the-line KIØBENHAVN |
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1762 |
On the ship-of-the-line FRIDERICUS
QUINTUS in Squadron |
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1764 |
On the frigate FALSTER, ship of
naval cadets |
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1765 |
On HVIDE ØRN, ship of naval
cadets |
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1770-1771 |
On the ship-of-the-line PRINS
FRIDERICH to Alger |
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1771-1772 |
On the ship-of-the-line SEJEREN
in the Mediterranean |
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1773 and 1774 |
1st officer on the ship-of-the-line
ST. CROIX |
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1777 |
On the ship-of-the-line DANNEBROG
to Alger |
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November 18, 1777 |
Consultant to the Construction
Commission |
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April 6, 1779
- October 18, 1779 |
Interim inspector at the Dock Yard |
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May 10, 1779 |
Member of the Construction Commission |
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1782 |
Interim Master of Outfitting at the Dock
Yard |
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1784 |
CO of the frigate BORNHOLM, guard
ship in the Sound |
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1788 |
Flag Officer in joint Danish/Russian
fleet during the war against Sweden |
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1789 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line ELEPHANTEN
in Squadron |
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1790 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line GRØNLAND,
Copenhagen Defense Squadron |
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1794 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line NEPTUNUS
and Flag Officer in a Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral J. C. Krieger |
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September 11, 1795 |
Master of Outfitting at the Dock Yard |
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1796 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line OLDENBURG |
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November 23, 1797 |
Member of the Dock Commission |
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February 15, 1798 |
Member of the Signaling Commission |
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August 2, 1798 |
Member of the Commission of Convoy Rules |
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1799-1800 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line OLDENBURG,
convoy duties to East Indian traders |
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August 11, 1800
- September 1, 1800 |
CO of the ship-of-the-line ODIN |
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January 5, 1801 |
Committed to the Defense Commission |
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March 27, 1801 |
Flying his Colors of Command on board
the ship-of-the-line DANNEBROG as supreme commander during the
battle of Copenhagen - April 2, 1801 |
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July 3, 1801 |
Member of the Defense Commission |
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January 21, 1803 |
Chief in Command of the 4th Division,
leaving the post as Master of Outfitting at the Dock Yard |
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1805 |
Division Commander in the Training
Squadron |
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November 1, 1807
- December 31, 1809 |
Commander of the TREKRONER
battery and subordinated barges etc. |
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June 16, 1813
- September 25, 1815 |
Chief in Command of the 1st Division |
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Other Achievements |
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Date: |
Achievement: |
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September 17, 1766 |
After disorder at Christiansholm's Guard
sentenced to one years reduction to the rank |
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January 29, 1767 |
Pardoned and reinstated in his old rank |
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April 2, 1801 |
Were wounded during the Battle of
Copenhagen |
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Death |
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Date: |
Cemetery: |
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February 18, 1829 |
Buried at the Reformerte Kirke in
Copenhagen |
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Sources: |
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Det Danske
Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel
and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919 |
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Officerer i den
Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II,
by
Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil
Marquard,
H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen,
1935 |
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