battle, notable, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Sitka

Name: Battle of Sitka
Location: Sitka, Alaska, United States

Battle of Sitka was a battle fought in October 1804 at Sitka, in what is now Alaska, United States. It was part of the Russo-Tlingit War, which ran from 1802 to 1805. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 150+ Russians; 400 Aleuts; 14 guns against 750–800 (estimated).

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FoughtOctober 1804

WhereSitka, Alaska, United States57.053N, 135.335W

OutcomeRussian victory

BelligerentsRussian Empire; Russian-American CompanyagainstTlingit Kiks.ádi Clan

Casualties and losses12 killed; many woundedandUnknown

Part ofRusso-Tlingit War1802 to 1805

Record

Date	October 1804 (month precision)
Place	Sitka, Alaska, United States 57.053N, 135.335W
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	150+ Russians; 400 Aleuts; 14 guns	750–800 (estimated)
Casualties and losses	12 killed; many wounded	Unknown
Commanders	Yuri Lisyansky Alexandr Baranov	Katlian

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Shootout on Juneau Wharf 1898, 267 km N
Battle of Port Gamble 1856, 1335 km SE
Battle of Seattle 1856, 1369 km SE
Battle of Union Gap 1855, 1547 km SE
Battle of Spokane Plains 1858, 1591 km SE

Elsewhere in 1804

Battle of Sitka is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (6 in Alaska).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1648550, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sitka, revision 1383506098, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.