June 1741
Departure for North America
Chirikov commanded the St Paul as the second ship of the expedition toward North America.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Petropavlovsk in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Chirikov commanded the St Paul as the second ship of the expedition toward North America.
Chirikov returned to Kamchatka with a depleted crew after exploring the Alaskan coast.
Organizes the Russian defence when the Anglo-French Pacific squadron attacks Petropavlovsk.
Repels the final Allied landing assault and preserves the Russian Pacific port.
Supports sailor demands against Bolshevik political monopoly.
Supports the Petropavlovsk resolution demanding free Soviet elections.
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