battle, nineteenth century
Angoon bombardment
Angoon bombardment was a battle fought in 1882 at Angoon, in what is now Alaska, United States. It was part of Department of Alaska. The recorded result: Destruction of Angoon. Recorded strength: 1 cutter, 1 tug, 1 howitzer, 1 Gatling gun, company of marines against one village.
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Record
| Date | 1882 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Angoon, Alaska, United States 57.497N, 134.574W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1 cutter, 1 tug, 1 howitzer, 1 Gatling gun, company of marines | one village |
| Casualties and losses | none | Six children killed in bombardment; An undetermined number of starvation deaths due to loss of winter supplies |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Sitka 1804, 67 km SW
- Wrangell Bombardment 1869, 195 km SE
- Shootout on Juneau Wharf 1898, 222 km N
- Battle of Port Gamble 1856, 1339 km SE
- Battle of Seattle 1856, 1373 km SE
Elsewhere in 1882
- Battle of Tel el-Kebir Egypt
- Bombardment of Alexandria Egypt
- Battle of Kafr-el-Dawwar Egypt
- Battle of La Concepción Peru
- Battle of Embabo Ethiopia
Angoon bombardment is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (11 in Alaska).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q43401400, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Angoon bombardment, revision 1371710979, read 2026-11-15, 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.