The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-03
CHRONOLOGY OF THE SIEGE.

February s-Admiral Togo's tor
pedo hOtilla attacked the Russian
ships off Port Arthur and damaged
! the CZarevitch, Retyizan and Pallada.
February 9-Bombardment by the
japanese. during which the Poltava,
Askold, Diana and Novik were hit
February 12--Russian mining ship
Yenisei sunk by accident, ninSty-six
officers and men lost
February 14-Torpedo boats attack
ed Port Arthur at 3 a. m. in a snow
storm and succeeded in sinking the
1 Boyarin.
February 24-Attempt to block
harbor entrance by sinking steamers,
only partially successful.
March Fourth bombardment-
Russian destroyer sunk
March 22-Fifth bombardment,l
The destroyer SLIM engaged six Jap
anese boats.
block harbor entrance fails, the load
ed merchantmen sinking, but not in
the desired positions.
April 13-BattIe off Port Arthur.
Battleship PetropavIosk sinks with
Admiral Makaroff, the Artist Verest-
chagin, the chief Of staff and ESQ Of
ficers and men. The Pobieda disabled
and one Russian destroyer sunk.
May Japanese transports, con-
voyed by torpedo boat, disembark
troops at Pitsewo for siege off Port
Arthur.
May Another attempt to block
reported, met with success.
May 15-Japanese battleship Hat
suse and cruiser YOshino of Admiral
Togo's fleet sunk the Yoshino owing
to a collision with the Kasuga, and
the Hatsuse through accidentally
striking a mine.
May 26-27-Battle of Kinchau and
Nanshan hill. General StoesseI re-
turns to the fortress, being forced
back from the neck of the Kwang-
tung peninsula.
May SO-Japanese capture Port
Dalny.
advancing to the relief effort Arthur,
driven back by General Oku, at the
battles of Wafangkau and Telissu-
June 23-24-Sortie of Russian
squadron fails.
July 1O-Japanese torpedo boat at
tack repulsed. Japanese occupy Kin
san heights.
July F22-Fourth japanese army
landed at Port Dalny.
July 26-29-GeneraI Stoessel reports
repulse of all japanese attacks.
July 30-Japanese capture Wolf Hills,
six miles north of Port Arthur.
August 1-Sortie of Russian torpedo
boats.
August 5-Japanese capture defenses
of Wolf, Green and Christ hills, north
and east of the city.
August Japanese land troops in !
Tulsa bay, west of Port Arthur.
August 10-SOrtie and dispersal of
Russian squadron by japanese fleet IN
August 14-Defeat of Vladivostok
squadron, attempting to form a june |
ture with vessels of Port Arthur squad /
ron.
August 14-16-Terrific bonbardment |
by the Japanese. Capture of the Pigeon
bay positions.
August 26-The japanese emperor's
offer for the removal of the non-com- /
batants with the demand for surrender
delivered to General Stoessel
August 1I-Refusal of General Stoes-
sci to the mikado's offer Terrific fight /
August 1s-The japanese captured
several Pigeon bay positions.
August -Se-RHssian gunbOat sunk off |
/ Ort Arthur
August 26-The japanese in full con-
troll of Pigeon bay positions. Capture of
one of the inner defenses.
August 2S-Japanese captured parade
grounds and Etseshan. one of the i'm
portant fortificatiCns of Port Arthur.
August 29-Emperor issues an ukase
about reducing terms of service of the
brave defenders OF Port Arthur.
September I to 10. 20 and 21-Continu-
Gus bomhardment of the ia panese.
During the last three days Japanese
captured Fort kuropatIcin.
september 27-Russian water supply
cut on oy the japanese. Russians made
a sort1e but were driven back with loss.
october 2-Russians partly assume
the offensive and try to recapture lost
successful
october s-GeneraI stoessel issued
proclamation.
october "a steamer with arnnuni-
ton successfully reaches Port Arthur.
October 13-Japanese bombarding IN
ceasingly- Smelling becoming more
violent
October 20-Fighting on RihIung
mountain. Severe cold weather causes
suffering among the Japanese.
OCTOBER Z5-Water supply cut off The
new town practically destroyed.
October ga general assault and
bonn bardment by the japanese Slow
advancement by the latter
November ? - japanese increase
blockading feet.