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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 · Alexander Baranov. For the Russians, the loss of Old Sitka effectively removed their foothold in Southeast Alaska. Baranov and the Russian American Company were trying to move the colonial capital from Kodiak further south along the coast to fend off their European rivals in the fur trade.
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, not...
26 kwi 2016 · For the Russians, the loss of Old Sitka effectively removed their foothold in southeast Alaska. Baranov and the Russian American Company were trying to move the colonial capital from Kodiak further south along the coast to fend off their European rivals in the fur trade.
13 lip 2021 · Sitka National Historical Park was the site of the Battle of Sitka between Russian forces and Alaska Natives in 1804. Built to commemorate this famous clash, Sitka National Historical Park is Alaska’s oldest national park.
This decisive battle marked the last major Native resistance in Sitka to European domination of Alaska. A storyboard depicts this historic event. Take special note of the Russian blacksmith hammer shown, the Kiksadi first acquired the hammer as a war prize in their attack on the Russian fort at Old Sitka.
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. The Russian forces had 150+ soldiers and 400 Aleuts with 14 guns, while the Tlingit had an estimated 750-800 fighters.
