Tanner, Albrecht WIlhelm

Baron von Tanner.

Born in Sachsen in 1729 (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia). Died in Altona, 5 March 1783 (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia; Staats- und Gelerte Zeitung des Hamburgischen unpartheyischen Correspondenten, 1783, 22 March)

Married Andersen, Christine Elisabeth (1731-1783) in 1773 in Hamburg (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

Timeline

1751-52 - Travelled to Trankebar one of the ships Nellebladet or Bornholm (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1755 - Travelled on board the ship Kongen af Danmark as part of the first expedition to colonise the Nicobar Islands, alongside Tanck, Jørgen Bartholomæus (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1756 - As the plans to colonise the Nicobar Islands were under way, there was increasing disagreements between Tanner and Tanck, Jørgen Bartholomæus (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1756 - Upon the death of Tanck, Jørgen Bartholomæus, Tanner remained "somewhat passive" and most of his men "either died or deserted" on the Nicobar Islands (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1757 - Left the Nicobar Islands (or Friderichs-Øerne) on board the ship Ebenezer and returned to Trankebar (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1757 - Sent to Frederiksnagore, or Serampore, with 40 of the King's soldiers (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1758 - Kaptajn (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1959 - Stepped down from his post as kommandør in Frederiksnagore, and left for Trankebar (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1760 - Kommandør of the garrison in Trankebar (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1760 - Shareholder of an Indian ship that sailed the coasts (of India) (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1761 - Travelled to Denmark, Copenhagen (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1763-69 (possibly longer) - Employed in the Danish army (in a number of different positions) (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)

1783 - Kammerherre (Larsen Ostindiske Personalia)