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The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 until 1905. The conflict grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea . The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden , and the seas around Korea, Japan, and the ...
On 1 May 1904, the Battle of Yalu River became the first major land battle of the war; Japanese troops stormed a Russian position led by General Mikhail Zasulich after crossing the river. The defeat of the Russian Eastern Detachment removed the perception that the Japanese would be an easy enemy, that the war would be short, and that Russia ...
The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese: 旅順口海戦, Hepburn: Ryojunkō Kaisen) [2] of 8–9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War.It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the neutral Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria, and continued with an engagement the following morning; further skirmishing off Port Arthur would ...
Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) Japan Russia: Victory. Treaty of Portsmouth; Russia cedes Guandong Leased Territory and South Sakhalin to Japan; Battle of Namdaemun (1907) Japan Korea: Victory. Imperial Korean Armed Forces was disbanded. Beipu uprising (1907) Japan: Hakka Saisiyat: Victory. Marked a new phase in armed Taiwanese resistance ...
Vitgeft put to sea at 08:30 on August 10, 1904, and engaged the waiting Japanese under Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō in what was to become known as the Battle of the Yellow Sea. On August 11, 1904, the Japanese sent an offer of temporary cease-fire to Port Arthur, so the Russians could allow all non-combatants to leave under guarantee of safety.
In 1904-1905, one of the fiercest battles was fought between the Japanese and Russian armies in the Siege of Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War. It is so named because it is 203 metres (666 ft) above sea level. Surviving monument on Hill 203, depicting an 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka cartridge
10 August 1904: Battle of the Yellow Sea: Russo-Japanese War: Imperial Japanese Navy: Imperial Russian Navy: Japanese victory 27–28 May 1905: Battle of Tsushima: Russo-Japanese War: Imperial Japanese Navy: Imperial Russian Navy: Japanese victory 16 December 1912: Battle of Elli: First Balkan War: Royal Hellenic Navy: Ottoman Navy: Greek ...
After the Japanese victory in the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895, both Russia and Japan had ambitions to control Manchuria and Korea, resulting in tensions between the two nations. Japan had begun negotiations to reduce the tensions in 1901, but the Russian government was slow and uncertain in its replies because it had not yet decided ...