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The Battle of Mukden
General Kuropatkin at this time had probably more than four hundred thousand fighting men at his command, while the forces under Marshal Oyama were
Port Arthur Falls
On New Year's day of 1905 its commandant, General Stoessel, surrendered.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a selection from Article in Great
The Battle of Liaoyang
It is probable that more than two hundred thousand men on each side were engaged in the attack upon Liaoyang, thus making it, numerically, at least, a
Japan’s Army Crosses Into Manchuria
General Sassulitch was one of those blindly resolute old autocrats who still despised the Japanese.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a
Japan Lands Army in Korea
To appreciate the difficulty of the general military situation from Russia's viewpoint, we must keep in mind that she was ill-prepared for war, and
The Indian Ocean Trade
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The Early Naval Contests
In these opening assaults Japan gained almost half of the essential points for which she fought.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with a selection
Japan Attacks Russia
The die was cast; great Russia was defied; Japan’s very existence as a nation was to be the prize of battle.Continuing The Russo-Japanese War,with