Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-30
W AR DAY BY DAY
EVENTS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
JAPAN.


gram to Russian representatives abroad
published throughout the Russian empire
; February g. 1904 (evening) - Japanese
squadron under Admiral Uriu, escorting
transports. arrives at Chemulpo. Russian
gunboat korietz fires the first shot Of the
war.
February s. 1904 (midnight)-Attack by
Japanese squadron under Admiral Togo on
Port Arthur. Two Russian battle ships
CTsarevitch and Retvizan) and one cruiser
Pallada) torpedoed.
February 0, 1904 (morning)-Naval action
renewed. One Russian battle ship (Poltava)
and three cruisers (Novik, Askold and
DIANA injured. Naval fight of Chemulpo.
Japanese destroy Russian cruiser Variag
and gunboat Korietz.
February 10, 19O4-Formal declaration Of
war by Japan. Manifesto by the car to
February IL, 19O4-Russian mine ship
Yenisei blown UP at Talien-wan. The Rus
sian Fladivostok squadron sinks a japanese
trading vessel, rescuing her crew.
February IL. 1904-China proclaims her
neutrality. NJ. Pavloff. the Russian minis
ter, leaves Seoul.
February a. 1gO4-Attack on Port Arthur
by Japanese destroyers in snowstorm
Russian cruiser (Boyarin) torpedoed.
February IL, 19OEAdmiral Alexien leaves
Port Arthur for Hardin. The Japanese
cruisers Nisshin and kasuga arrive at
Yokosuka from Italy.
February II, 1gOEAdmlral Makaroff APP
pointed to supersede Admiral Starck.
February q, 19O4-General Kuropatkin
appointed commander-in-chief.
February %, 190tCount Lamsdorff's
circular TO the powers.
February ., Enlargement between ia
pan and Corea signed at Seoul.
February "a, 1904-Japanese attempt to
seal Port Arthur.
February 2S, 19O4-Russlans and Japanese
in touch near Ping-yang
February %, 1904-Japanese take posses
sion Of the Elliott Islands.
March &, 19O4-Admiral Kamimura bonn
bards Vladivostok.
March o and 10, 19O4-Japanese feet bonn
bards Port Arthur.
March II, 19O4-General Kuropatkin leaves
st. Petersburg.
March II, 19OHThe Marquis Ito arrives
at Seoul.
March 81 and %, 19o4+Bombardment of
Port Arthur.
March 81, 19O4-Second attempt to block
Port Arthur. General KuroDatkin reaches
Hardin. Marquis Ito leaves Seoul.
April g. 1904-Japanese occupy Wiju and
Russians retreat across Yalu.
April 49, 10O4-The Petropavlovsk sunk by
a mine at Port Arthur and Admiral Maka-
rolf drowned
April %, 19O4-Japanese advanced guard
crosses the Yalu.
April -, 19L-Vladivostok squadron in
Sea of Japan.
April -, 80 and May /, 19OtBattle of the
Yalu; the first japanese army, under Ku-
rok forces the crossing of the Yalu near
Wiju, defeats Russians under Sassulftch
with great slaughter and captures twenty
eight guns
May 3. 19O4-Port Arthur blocked for bat
tleships and cruisers.
May 4, 19O4-Second Japanese army sails
from Chinampo.
May ), 1gO4-Admiral Hosoya, with feet of
transports lands naval brigade and d.
vision at Pi-tsze-wo in Liaotung peninsula.
May 10. 1904-Japanese cruiser Yoshino
sunk in collision with cruiser kasuga. jap
anese battleship Hatsuse sunk by a mine
near Port Arthur.
May 16, 19O+Japanese second army
moves on Ktn-chau.
May 49, 190-Ja panese third army lands
at Ta-ku-shan.
May q. 19o4-Battle of Kin-chau; Japa-
nese storm Nau-shan and capture seventy
eight guns.
May 30. 19Ol-Japanese occupy Dalny-
Stackelberg's corps. dispatched to relieve
Port Arthur, in touch with Japanese of wa
fangkau.
June IL, 19O4-Japanese blockade Niu-
Chwang
June IA, Is, 1904-Battle of Telissu: Japa-
nese storm Russian position at Fa-fang-
kau; Russians retire on kai-ping with
loss Of 1900 men and sixteen guns.
June Is, 194-Vladivostok saua dron at
sea; sinks two japanese transports
June y, 19O4-Okus army occupies Hsi-
ung- yao-cheng, thirty miles north of Teus-
su.
June %. 19o4-The Russian fleet sort,e
from Port Arthur driven back with loss by
Togo. Kuropatkin takes command of the
Russian army in person.
June 26, 19O4-The two armies face to
race; Russians holding the line Kai-ping
Ta-shin- chiao, Liau-yang; Japanese south
of kai-ping, Lieu-chan-kuan and Sia-
matse.
July l, 10i-Vladivostock squadron eludes
Admiral Kamimura near Tsu Shima
July 3. 4, 8, 19O-Severe fighting at Port
Arthur by land and sea. Japanese cruiser
kaimon sunk by mine in a fog off Ta-Ien-
wan.
July 40, 19O4-The Petersburg and smo-
lensk, cruisers of the volunteer fleet, pass
the BosphOrus under the commercial flag
July 9, 194-Marshal Oyama commander
in-chef. leaves Tokyo for the front.
July 9, 1904-Second japanese army, undcr
Gen. Oku, occupies Kai-ping.
July 20 1904-Vladicostock squadron
passes Tsugaru straits into the Pacific
July -, 19oi-Gen. Oku. after severe fight
Ing. drives the Russians back from their
entrenched positions Ta-shih-chiao.
Japanese army occupy Niu-Chwang
July 26-3O, 1904-At Port Arthur Japanese
capture Wolf Hill.
July 81 lg04-General Japanese advance
japanese drive Russians back all along the
line, on Hal-cheng, Pan-hsi-Iu and Yan-zu-
ling.
August /. 1904-Japanese capture Shan
thur.
August 3. 19O4-Russians at Port Arthur
driven back on to their inner lines.
August 10, 1SO4-Sorte of the Port Arthur
fleet. Admiral Togo attacks and disperses
them. seriously damaging five battleships.
Admiral Vitoft killed. Russian vessels take
refuge in the neutral ports of Shanghai,
Chifu and Tsing-tau.
August IL, 1904-Birth of the csarevitch.
August IL, 1904-Admiral RoJestvensky as
sumes command of the Baltic feet.
August IA, 1WEAdmiral Kamimura en-
cages Vladivostok squadron forty miles
northeast of Tsu Shima and sinks cruiser
Rurik.
August 49, 1DO4-Japanese send flag of
truce into Port Arthur advising the removal
of non-combatants and the surrender of the
fortress.
=, August 81. 81, 10O4-Renewed attacks on
Port Arthur.
August %, 19o4-Russians, having lost all
advanced positions, are driven in upon
Liau-yang.
August 81, 19O4-Second and third Japan
csc armies resume their attack on Kuro-
patkin.
September 3. 1904-Kuropatkin orders a
general retreat.
September 4, 1904-Russian rear guard,
after delaying Japanese for two days.
finally evacuates LAau-yang The Japanese
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