14 Jun 1904
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 that day. The Russians had possession of the high ground and field artillery. However, rather than cooperating with the defenders by charging straight up the valley into the Russian defenses, General Oku advanced the 3rd and 5th Divisions along the center as a f...
Manchuria Events
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1211 to 1234
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Mongol-Jin Dynasty War
Wanyan Heda's Jin army still had more than 100,000 men after the battle at Mount Yu, and the Mongols adopted a strategy of exhausting the enemy. The Jin troops had had little rest all the...
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1904 Feb 8 to 1904 Feb 9
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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...
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1904 Apr 30 to 1904 May 1
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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...
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1904 May 25 to 1904 May 26
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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...
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1904 Jun 14 to 1904 Jun 15
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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...
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1904 Aug 24 to 1904 Sep 4
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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...
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