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The siege of Port Arthur (Japanese: 旅順攻囲戦, Ryojun Kōisen; Russian: Оборона Порт-Артура, Oborona Port-Artura, August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905) was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
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 ...
The Battle of Lüshunkou (Chinese: 旅順口之戰; Japanese: Ryōjunkō-no-tatakai (旅順口の戦い)) was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War.It took place on 21 November 1894, in Lüshunkou, Manchuria (later called Port Arthur, in present-day Liaoning Province, China) between the forces of the Empire of Japan and the Qing dynasty.
By the end of July 1904, the Japanese army had pushed down the Liaodong peninsula and was at the outer defenses of Port Arthur. The fact that Japanese forces had closed to within artillery range of the harbor in early August 1904 led directly to the naval Battle of the Yellow Sea which solidified Japan's command of the sea, where her fleets ...
Port Arthur, China, now called Lüshunkou District, in the city of Dalian Port Arthur massacre (China) in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894; Battle of Port Arthur, a sea battle in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904; Siege of Port Arthur, a land battle in 1904
June 27, 1904 Russian troops abandon the critical Motien Pass. Battle of Tashihchiao: Tashihchiao, Manchuria (modern Dashiqiao) July 24–25, 1904 Japanese forces take the village of Tashihchiao. Siege of Port Arthur: Port Arthur, Manchuria (modern Lüshunkou) July 30, 1904 – January 2, 1905 Japanese forces successfully lay siege to Port Arthur.
At the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, Petropavlovsk took part in the Battle of Port Arthur, where she was lightly damaged by Japanese shells and failed to score any hits in return. On 13 April 1904, the ship sank after striking one or more mines near Port Arthur, in northeast China.
Port Arthur from Gold Hill. February 8–9 – Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur (Lüshun) in Manchuria starts the Russo-Japanese War. [9] [10] February 10 – Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo.