[DOC] [TLE] Japan's Attack on Port Arthur | History Today [PAR] The Battle of Port Arthur began on February 8th, 1904. ... launched a sudden, 
surprise attack on the Russian naval base of Port Arthur on ... almost starting a 
war with Britain and eventually having to pay compensation. ... Alexander fighting 
king Darius III of Persia, Alexander Mosaic, Naples National Archaeological 
Museum. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Port Arthur - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Port Arthur of 89 February 1904 (Monday February 8 - Tuesday 
February 9) marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began 
with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the Russian 
... the port of Port Arthur without being observed, and launched a torpedo attack... [DOC] [TLE] Japanese capture Russian naval base at Port Arthur - Jan 02, 1905 ... [PAR] On February 4, 1904, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur, ... 
held the city in 1895, but beginning in 1898 it had been leased to the Russians, ... 
and violent rebellion he faced within his own country, Czar Nicholas accepted the 
.... During the Russo-Japanese War, Port Arthur, the Russian naval base in... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of the War - The Russo-Japanese War Research Society [PAR] 3 February: Japanese intelligence reports that the Russian Port Arthur squadron 
... hours] - a surprise Japanese torpedo attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur 
... March 14-18: The Japanese Guards Division lands at Chenampo in Korea ..... 
Mar 08-10: A general Japanese offensive is launched at Mukden as the Russian
... [DOC] [TLE] February 8 1904 - A surprise Japanese torpedo attack at Port Arthur ... [PAR] On February 8, 1904, Japan launched a surprise attack on Russia in Port Arthur (
in ... Schiff, egged Japan on in its anti-Russian military efforts by lending the 
nation $200 billion. ... While the initial battles of the war  including the Battle of 
Port Arthur ... Month. October. 01-October  02-October  03-October  04-October  
05-... [DOC] [TLE] The Russo Japanese War So now that the foreign powers have ... [PAR] The British, Japanese, and Americans demanded that China remain a nation in ... 
So in February 1904, the Japanese fleet launched a surprise attack on the ... 6 
Over the next 18 months, the Japanese took Port Arthur, destroyed both the 
Russian ... it was becoming clear that Tokyo was beginning to have second 
thoughts... [DOC] [TLE] e-asia.uoregon.edu - UO Libraries [PAR] nations of the Russo-Japanese War that were not used in their preparations for 
World .... The Japanese attack on Port Arthur was the first large-scale siege in the 
20th ... months, Japan won a series of land and sea victories.18 In September 
1894, .... At the beginning of the war, the Russian Army was fielding a new quick-
fire. [DOC] [TLE] Lessons for America from the Russo-Japanese War | Fabius ... [PAR] Feb 4, 2012 ... From the start through the termination of the Russo-Japanese War, at the 
strategic ... on 8 February 1904, without a declaration of war, the Japanese 
launched a surprise attack from the sea on the Russian Pacific fleet at ... While en 
route the Russians learned that Port Arthur had fallen. ..... Archive by month. [DOC] [TLE] The Russo-Japanese War Impact on Western Military Thought Prior ... [PAR] Jun 19, 1990 ... attack against the unsuspecting Russian fleet at Port. Arthur, the Russo-
Japanese War erupted during a period of intense worldwide political... [DOC] [TLE] First World War.com - Who's Who - Tsar Nicholas II [PAR] Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - Russia's last emperor - was born on 18 May 1868 
in ... Defeat in the war with Japan of 1904-5 seriously damaged Russian prestige 
... Japan had launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet based at Port Arthur
; ... with 50 more being established over the next month in the rest of the country. [DOC] [TLE] HISTORY OF JAPAN [PAR] But the expense of maintaining establishments in the country and in town, and of 
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Question: Beginning an 18-month war with Russia, this nation launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur in February 1904
Answer: Japan