Battle of the Gulf of Alaska

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Cultural_exchanges
Establishment of Russian settlements
Military presence in the region
Impact on Indigenous populations
Spanish control over the region
Increased fur trade
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:commander Don Ignacio Maria de Alava
Captain Vasily Chichagov
gptkbp:date June 3, 1788
June 1741
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Age_of_Exploration
gptkb:Russian_Empire
part of the larger conflict in the North Pacific
gptkbp:historical_significance early naval warfare in the Pacific
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Gulf of Alaska
gptkbp:led_to Russian colonization of Alaska
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gulf_of_Alaska
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Vitus_Bering
gptkb:Aleksandr_Baranov
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkb:Spanish_Navy
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Gulf_of_Alaska
gptkbp:outcome Russian victory
demonstrated Spanish naval power
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkb:Native_Alaskans
gptkbp:result Spanish victory
gptkbp:significance Expansion of Russian influence
part of the Russian– Spanish rivalry
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of maritime routes
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Visigothic_War
gptkb:Admiral_Hendrick_Corneliszoon_de_Witt
gptkb:1st_Army_Corps_(France)
gptkb:Puritan-class_monitor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7