Battle of Sitka

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The Battle of Sitka was an 1804 conflict between Russian colonists and the Tlingit people in Alaska that marked a decisive moment in the establishment of Russian control in the region.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Sitka canonical 2
Battle of Sitka 1804 1
Russo–Tlingit War 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Sitka ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sitka
belligerent Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
Kiks.ádi Tlingit ⓘ
linked to: Tlingit people

Russian-American Company ⓘ
Tlingit people ⓘ
commander Alexander Baranov ⓘ
Kʼalyaan (Katlian) ⓘ
Shkʼawulyeil (Skowl) ⓘ
Yuri Lisyansky ⓘ
commemoratedBy annual reenactments and cultural events in Sitka ⓘ
conflictBetween Kiks.ádi clan of the Tlingit ⓘ
linked to: Tlingit people

Russian colonists ⓘ
Russian-American Company forces ⓘ
Tlingit people ⓘ
country United States (present-day) ⓘ
culturalContext Tlingit resistance to Russian colonization ⓘ
date 1804 ⓘ
endDate 1804-10-07 ⓘ
followedBy establishment of New Archangel (Sitka) as capital of Russian America ⓘ
hasMemorial Sitka National Historical Park ⓘ
hasPartOf Russo–Tlingit War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sitka
historicalEra early 19th century ⓘ
involves Russian fort New Archangel ⓘ
linked to: Novo-Arkhangelsk

Russian ship Neva ⓘ
location Sitka Sound ⓘ
Sitka, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Sitka
modernLocation Sitka City and Borough, Alaska ⓘ
outcome Russian dominance over Sitka Sound region ⓘ
partOf Russian colonization of Alaska ⓘ
precededBy Destruction of the Russian fort at Old Sitka (1802) ⓘ
relatedTo Russian Empire expansion in North America ⓘ
Russo–Tlingit relations ⓘ
history of Alaska ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
Tlingit withdrawal from Sitka area ⓘ
significance decisive moment in establishment of Russian control in southeastern Alaska ⓘ
led to consolidation of Russian America’s colonial capital at Sitka ⓘ
startDate 1804-10-01 ⓘ
territorialContext Russian America ⓘ
weaponUsed cannons ⓘ
muskets ⓘ
traditional Tlingit weapons ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sitka National Historical Park → eventDateSignificance → Battle of Sitka 1804 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sitka
Novo-Arkhangelsk → conflictAssociatedWith → Battle of Sitka ⓘ
Battle of Sitka → hasPartOf → Russo–Tlingit War ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sitka
Battle of Sitka → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Sitka ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sitka