1763-64 — Unangan/Eastern Aleut conflict with Russians, Unalaska/Umnak/Unimak Isl., AK–>375

— >375  University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska Native History and Cultures Timeline, pp. 1-2.

            –175-188  Russian hunters and sailors killed in retaliation for atrocities and trespass

            —     >200  Unangan/Aleut killed by Russians in retaliation.

—   188 Russians. usrussianrelations.org. 1763-64 Russian Fur Traders Clash with Aleut Natives.

Narrative Information

Alaska History & Cultural Studies. “Southwest Alaska. 1743-1867 Era of Russian Violence.”

“Fur traders conquer insular Southwest Alaska:

“….In 1763, the Aleuts rebelled against the Russians. Four of seven Russian ships wintering at Unalaska were destroyed and their crews were killed. In revenge, the Russians demolished Aleut villages on Umnak, Samalga, and the Islands of Four Mountains. They killed all of the villagers.”

University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska Native History and Cultures Timeline:

“1763.  Reacting to trespass of their territory, Unangan/Eastern Aleuts destroy four Russian vessels at Unalaska, Umnak and Unimak islands and only 12 survive of the more than 200 men. The Russians retaliate and kill more than 200 Unangan/Aleuts and destroy their boats, weapons, and tools.

“1763-1766. Conflict between Russian fur hunters and Unalaska Natives in which Unangan (Aleuts) destroy four Russian ships and kill 175 hunters. Solov’ev returns to Unalaska and directs massacre of many Natives.” (University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska Native History and Cultures Timeline, pp. 1-2.)

U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest For Stability – First Contact:

“1763-64 – Russian Fur Traders Clash with Aleut Natives

“In response to atrocities committed by the fur merchant Ivan Bechevin’s men on Unimak Island and the Alaska Peninsula, Alaskan natives known as Aleuts united and attacked Russian hunters on the islands. The Aleuts managed to destroy four Russian vessels, and out of a crew of 200 Russians, only 12 survived from the two ships anchored off of Unalaska Island. Bent on revenge, Russian traders raided Aleut villages. Despite winning a major battle by destroying Russian vessels and killing their crews in 1763–1764, the Aleuts lost the war, and the Russians’ scorched earth policy crushed the Aleut alliance. These events have entered folk memory among indigenous Alaskans as a time of destruction and the beginning of the end of Aleut autonomy.

Source

University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska Native History and Cultures Timeline, pp. 1-2. Accessed 9-18-2012 at: http://jukebox.uaf.edu/site/jukebox-includes/vilda/timeline.pdf

usrussianrelations.org. U.S.-Russia Relations: Quest For Stability – First Contact: “1763-64 – Russian Fur Traders Clash with Aleut Natives.” Accessed 1-27-2024 at: https://usrussiarelations.org/2/timeline/first-contact/4