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COMMANDER // 1764–1823

Carl Wilhelm Jessen

counter admiralKingdom of Denmark1 battle1 war

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1764 – 1823

177017801790180018101820English Wars · 1801-1814Battle of Zealand Point — March 22, 1808 · Denmark–Norway · English Wars

Active service 1808 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 44.

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Counter-Admiral Carl Wilhelm Jessen was a Danish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Saint Thomas in the Danish West Indies.

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Battles (1)

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