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 |
| Siege of Sitka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Sitka Context triple: [Sitka National Historical Park, protectsSiteOf, Battle of Sitka]
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Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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Battle of Anchorage
The Battle of Anchorage is a pivotal fictional kaiju–Jaeger confrontation in the Pacific Rim universe, marking one of the defining early combats of pilot Raleigh Becket.
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Battle of Penobscot Bay
The Battle of Penobscot Bay was a 1779 American Revolutionary War naval and land engagement in present-day Maine, where a failed American expedition against a British fortification led to one of the worst naval defeats in United States history.
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Battle of the Restigouche
The Battle of the Restigouche was a 1760 naval engagement between French and British forces on the Restigouche River in present-day Canada, marking the last major French attempt to resupply New France during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Sitka Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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B.
Battle of Anchorage
The Battle of Anchorage is a pivotal fictional kaiju–Jaeger confrontation in the Pacific Rim universe, marking one of the defining early combats of pilot Raleigh Becket.
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C.
Battle of Penobscot Bay
The Battle of Penobscot Bay was a 1779 American Revolutionary War naval and land engagement in present-day Maine, where a failed American expedition against a British fortification led to one of the worst naval defeats in United States history.
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D.
Battle of the Restigouche
The Battle of the Restigouche was a 1760 naval engagement between French and British forces on the Restigouche River in present-day Canada, marking the last major French attempt to resupply New France during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Battle of Fort Nelson
The Battle of Fort Nelson was a late 17th-century conflict in Hudson Bay in which French forces under Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville captured an English trading post, asserting French influence over the fur trade in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Sitka
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surface form:
Siege of Sitka
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| belligerent |
Imperial Russian Navy
ⓘ
Tlingit people ⓘ
surface form:
Kiks.ádi Tlingit
Russian-American Company ⓘ Tlingit people ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Baranov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kʼalyaan (Katlian) ⓘ Shkʼawulyeil (Skowl) ⓘ Yuri Lisyansky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual reenactments and cultural events in Sitka ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Tlingit people
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiks.ádi clan of the Tlingit
Russian colonists ⓘ Russian-American Company forces ⓘ Tlingit people ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Battle of Sitka
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Russo–Tlingit War
|
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Novo-Arkhangelsk
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surface form:
Russian fort New Archangel
Russian ship Neva ⓘ |
| location |
Sitka Sound
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Sitka ⓘ
surface form:
Sitka, Alaska
|
| modernLocation |
City and Borough of Sitka
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russo–Tlingit relations
history of Alaska ⓘ |
| result |
Russian victory
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Tlingit withdrawal from Sitka area ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive moment in establishment of Russian control in southeastern Alaska
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led to consolidation of Russian America’s colonial capital at Sitka ⓘ |
| startDate | 1804-10-01 ⓘ |
| territorialContext |
Russian America (northwest)
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surface form:
Russian America
|
| weaponUsed |
cannons
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muskets ⓘ traditional Tlingit weapons ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sitka Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
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