Empire Of Japan Timeline

1904 Feb 8
to 1904 Feb 9
 Battle of Port Arthur
The naval Battle of Port Arthur thus ended inconclusively. The Russians took 150 casualties to around 90 for the Japanese. Although no ship was sunk on either side, several took damage. H...
1904 Apr 30
to 1904 May 1
 Battle of Yalu River
The Japanese main attack began in the early morning hours of 27 April 1904. By 0300, the balance of the 12th Division had crossed the river and was advancing in three columns. While the J...
1904 May 25
to 1904 May 26
 Battle of Nanshan
On 24 May 1904, during a heavy thunderstorm, the Japanese Fourth Division attacked the walled town of Chinchou (modern-day Jinzhou 金州), just north of Nanzan hill. Despite being defended b...
1904 Jun 14
to 1904 Jun 15
 Battle of Te-li-Ssu
On 14 June 1904, General Oku, advanced his forces northward toward the entrenched Russian positions near the village of Telissu. General Stakelberg had reasonable prospects for victory th...
1904 Aug 10 Battle of the Yellow Sea
On the morning of 10 August 1904, the First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading the port. The Russian squadron consisted of the battleships ...
1904 Aug 14 Battle Off Ulsan
At 0520 on 14 August 1904 the fleets had closed to 8,500 yards (7,800 m), and the Japanese ships fired first. For some reason, Kamimura, in assigning targets, concentrated fire on the Rur...
1904 Aug 24
to 1904 Sep 4
 Battle of Liaoyang
While the Japanese Army settled down in front of Port Arthur for a siege, a large force under Field Marshal Oyama moved north to secure the strategically-located rail junction of Liaoyang...