Kake War
The Kake War was the destruction in February 1869 of three semi-permanent winter villages and two forts near present-day Kake, Alaska by the USS Saginaw. Prior to the conflict, two white trappers were killed by the Kake in retribution for the death of two Kake departing Sitka village by canoe. Sitka was the site of a standoff between the Army and Tlingit due to the army demanding the surrender of chief Colchika who was involved in an altercation in Fort Sitka.
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Kake War
The Kake War was the destruction in February 1869 of three semi-permanent winter villages and two forts near present-day Kake, Alaska by the USS Saginaw. Prior to the conflict, two white trappers were killed by the Kake in retribution for the death of two Kake departing Sitka village by canoe. Sitka was the site of a standoff between the Army and Tlingit due to the army demanding the surrender of chief Colchika who was involved in an altercation in Fort Sitka.
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The Kake War was the destructi ...... building the present day Kake.
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2 traders killed prior to conflict
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Tlingit people
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Destruction of three Tlingit villages and two wooden forts
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three villages and two wooden forts
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Sloop-of-war USS Saginaw
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An undetermined number of starvation deaths due to loss of winter suppliers
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Possibly one killed in burning of villages
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Kake War
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February 1869
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Location within Alaska
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Kake, Alaska
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Alaska
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Destruction of three Tlingit villages and two wooden forts
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three villages and two wooden forts
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Tlingit villagers
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The Kake War was the destructi ...... an altercation in Fort Sitka.
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Kake War
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