Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. It resulted in a surprise victory by Japan, establishing Japan as a major world power. Popular discontent in Russia following the defeat led to the Russian Revolution of 1905. Discontent among Japanese over the lack of territorial gains led to an erosion of good feelings towards the United States.

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• February 8, 1904 - Surprise Japanese attack on Port Arthur (Lushun)[?] bottles up Russian Fleet
• Further victories by Japan result in January 2, 1905 surrender of Port Arthur
• Japanese victory at Mukden/Shenyang February 19-March 10, 1905
• Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroys Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski[?] at Battle of Tsushima May 27-28, 1905
• Mediation by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt leads to Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H. (September 5)

Other dates: Relations severed 6 Feb 1904; war declared Feb 10; battle of the Yalu c.Apr 26-May 1; battle of Liaoyang c.Aug 24-Sep 4; battle of the Shaho Oct 9-16; (Dogger Bank incident Oct 21): Roosevelt offers mediation 8 Jun 1905; talks open Aug 10.

[All above dates are New-Style (Gregorian): for conformity, where there are two, use the one that reads 13 days "later" than the other.]

List of battles

• 1904 Battle of Port Arthur[?] February 8 Japan defeats Russia in Russo
• 1904 Battle of Yalu River May Japan defeats Russia
• 1904 Battle of Dairen May 30 Japan defeats Russia
• 1904 Battle of Liaoyang[?] October Japan defeats Russia
• 1905 Battle of Tsushima