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The Battle of Sitka (Russian: Сражение при Ситке; 1804) was the last major armed conflict between Russians and Alaska Natives, and was initiated in response to the destruction of a Russian trading post two years before.
26 kwi 2016 · The Battle of 1804, including the blockade that followed, was a watershed moment in the history of Alaska and Russian America. While skirmishes and attacks on both sides continued, the Russians did not leave their fortified stronghold in Sitka until they ceded their interest in Alaska to the United States in 1867.
18 lut 2021 · In 1804, indigenous Tlingit people living near the Alaskan town of Sitka went to war with the Russians. Russian fur traders, actually, and their battle would have far reaching consequences,...
25 sty 2021 · Archaeologists have discovered traces of a 200-year-old wooden fort in southeastern Alaska built by Indigenous people to resist an invasion by Imperial Russia.
The Russian Empire, led by Alexandr Baranov and Yuri Lisianski, emerged victorious against the Tlingit Kiks.ádi Clan, with 12 Russians killed and many wounded, while the Tlingit casualties are unknown.
Alaska's Sitka National Historical Park preserves the battle site of invading Russian traders and indigenous Tlingit. Alaska's oldest national park was established in 1910 to commemorate the 1804 Battle of Sitka.
6 mar 2023 · During its first comprehensive inventory for archeological resources, Sitka National Historical Park in Alaska discovered the location of the Tlingit fort built to prepare for battle with the Russian colonists. Materials from the Battle of Sitka in 1804 include several cannon balls and musket balls.
