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Chronology of Russo Jap War

g. Diplomatic relations broken Off.
7. Japan seized Masanpho, Corea,
capturing there the Russian
torpedoboat Rasboynik.
S. Japanese torpedoboats attacked
the Russian feet outside Porr
Arthur. disabling the battleships
Czarevitch and Retvizan ard the
cruisers Novik Ashold, Diana
and Poltava were damaged be-
low the waterline, but after
wards repaired, as were the
battleships.
8. Attack on Port Arthur BY
Japanese warships; the Russian
fleet was driven into the harbor
and four vessels were damaged.
In Chemulpo harbor, Corea, a.
Japanese squadron sank the
Russian cruiser Variag. killing
and wounding SO of her crew.
The torpedo gunboat KorietZ
was blown up at the same time
by the Russians.
10. Russian torpedo transport
Yenisei blown up by accidental
contact with miles in Talien
bay; officers and crew number
ing 95 were lost.
IA. Torpedo attack on Port Arthur
fleet, in which two Russian
ships were damaged. Russian
cruiser Boyarin sunk by mines,
and her officers and crew, num-
bering 1877, lost.
Is. Japanese fleet bombarded Port
Arthur; Japan landing troops at
Wonsan and Chemulpo, Corea.
Russian army concentrating at
Hardin.
10. $500 Japanese troops landed at
Plaksin bay, east Corea; move
ment toward the west checked
by SHOWS in the mountains later.
20. Japanese fleet bombarded Port
Arthur.
"a. Japanese attempted TO block
Port Arthur channel by sendina
in four old steamers loaded with
stone; the plan failed. 10000
Japanese troops deployed be-
tween Seoul and Pingyaug.
26. Japanese bombarded Port
Arthur. Russians cut Anjup-
Pingyang telegraph lines.
March
4. More than 10000 Japanese troops
landed at Chinampo, Corea.
6. Japanese warships shelled Vladi-
vostock at long range, and doing
little damage; Russian forts did
not reply.
Q. Admiral Makaroff made a sortie
from Port Arthur late at nigh.
with six torpedoboats, one OF
which was lost.
16. Russian corpedoboat Skorri sunk
by mines at Port Arthur
%. japanese feet again bombarded
Port Arthur. and attempted co
block the channel.
q. Russian torpedoboat Stilni dis
abled by Japanese shell at Port
Arthur; killed, ~ wounded.
April
10. Russian battleship Petro-
pavlovsk sunk by Japanese mine
off Port Arthur, Admiral Maka-
rolf with officers and crew to
the number of 674 being drown.
ed.
Russian battleship Pallada seri-
ously damaged by Japanese
mine at same time and place.
Russian torpedoboat Besztrashni
sunk by fire of Japanese the
same day.
IA. The battleship Pobieda, while
manoeuvring off Port Arthur,
struck a mine and was badly
damaged.
%. Russian launch blown up while
lying mines at Port Arthur; 81
men lost.
%. Russian Vladivostock squadron
entered the harbor of Wonsan,
Corea, and sank a Japanese
merchant steamer
&c. The Japanese transport Kinshiu
Maru, with 173 men. was sunk
by the Russian vladivostoch
squadron in the Sea of Japan.
May
/. After six days fighting along the
Yalu, $4,000 Japanese troops
under Kuroki attacked and rout
cd 10000 Russians at Kulien.
cheng and Hamatan, with loss
on both sides of about 1000
men.
4. In a desperate attack, the japan.
csc sunk five merchant ships at
the entrance TO the inner harbor