The Battle of New Donetsk occurred in 1818 when the Spanish Army was sent from the colony of Bosque Miranda in Alta California to destroy the rival Russian colony of New Donetsk to the north. Following the Battle of the Ivanov Trail, the Spanish burned down the Russian trading post along the Native American travois trade route, and an expedition of over 50 Spanish soldiers, Nootka and Klamath allies, and hired Comanchero, renegado, and foreign mercenaries was sent north to attack the Russian settlement. Meanwhile, the Spanish Navy caravel Pinta chanced upon a fleet of Russian fishing boats off the California coast, and Pinta sank all twelve of them without any resistance. On land, the Spanish expedition assaulted New Donetsk, razing its town center, engaging in a "turkey shoot" with the fleeing Russian colonists, and overwhelming the few armed Russian defenders. The Spanish thoroughly razed the colony, leaving no survivors and ensuring that the New Donetsk colony faded from memory. During the brief inter-colonial conflict in which 94 Spanish soldiers and 74 Russian soldiers (out of 131 total settlers) fought for control of the trade route, 28 Spaniards and 128 Russians had been killed.
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