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and had taken and held the towns OF
VIII and Pinyang. and Gen. AleSieff
had established base at Hardin. Ad-
mlral Uriu OF the Japanese attacked
Vladivostok early in March. 1904. The
attack was not effective Az the same
time the Japanese appeared west OF
the Yalu near Neuchwang. and the
japanese vessels bombarded Port Ar.
thur and Dalny.
The Russian feet OF torpedo boats
attacked the Japanese March 10. but
was repulsed with the loss or one YES
sci. March "a the land forces met in
their first conflict The engagement
was In northern Korea and the Rus.
slams were defeated In the middle
OF April Admiral Makaroff with 500
men was drowned in an engagement
AZ Port Arthur with the Japanese
when his ship. the Petropavlosk, was
sunk by a Japanese mine. Grand
Duke Cyril. the cars cousin. narrow
ly escaped drowning
Ten days later the Vladivostok
squadron made a sortie and sank one
japanese transport and a number OF
the enemies merchant vessels were
taken.
First Great Battle on the Yalu.
The first great land engagement
was May /. 1904, when Gen. Kuroki
az the head OF the Japanese army,
crossed the Yalu and drove back the
army under Gen Zassalitch. COMPEL.
Ing II 10 retreat TO the Manchurian
mountains. Several days later two OF
the Japanese boats were sunk The
Yoshino was rammed by a sister boat
and the Hatuze ran against a mine.
The battle OF Nanshan Hill was
fought May 2S Tho Japanese drove
the enemy from the hill but lost 5000
men in doing H. Following this came
the battle OF Vafangau. Gen Nodzp
thrashed Gen Stackelbcrg, The Rus
SLAMS lost 5000 men and the Japanese
! 900.
A Russian force under Gen. Kon-
dratovch was surprised by concealed
artillery near Kaichau June 49, and
lost 1000 men. The land campaign
which finally resulted In the fail OF
Port Arthur was begun the FIRST week
in July under Kuroh's directions On
July 10, after a severe battle. he cap.
tured Kaiotung and drove the Rus
SLAMS north OF the Chi river
Ten Thousand Killed in Siege.
Four days later Gen Kuropatkin
was defeated at the battle TatchcMao
The forces besieging Port Arthur at.
tackled the outer defonses June 20 and
were compelled to retire az the end of
a three days battle In which the be-
slcging army lost 10000 men July
30 and 81 the men under Kurod de
feated the Russians al Simucheng
and drove them 10 Haicheng Several
days later the Russians were again de-
feated and driven further north Gen.
Kuropatkin's army was then ceuterinp
about liaoyang.
The Russian squadron M Port Ar.
thur sought TO join the Vladiyostok
squadron Aug 10. bat was driven
back with the loss OF Admiral WIN.
hoft Aug IL Admiral Kamimura met
the Vladiyostok squadron. sunk the
Rurik and disabled the Rossia and the
Gromobol Following came the bat.
Ties az I.iaoyang. when between Aug
2S and Sept 3 the Russians lost 1900
men and were compelled 10 retreat
toward Mukden
Fall OF Port Arthur Jan. I.
Toward the latter part Of November
the Japanese captured 203 Meter hill
nc Port Arthur and won a command.
ing position. and on New Years day.
1905. after siege of eight months.
Port Arthur was surrendered by Gen
Stocssel who gave the city over 10
Gen. Nogi
After a ten days fight, March 10.
the Russians were compelled TO cvac
uate Mukdcn. and TO retreat north
ward This caused Gen. Kuropatkin
to DO relieved OF his command by or
der 81 the car
He was succeeded by Gen Line
witch Following this came one ~ the
most dramatic events OF the war Al.
miral ROicstvensky's feet which had
sailed half around the world from the
Baltic sea 10 Join the ships at Vladl.
yostok. was virtually annihllated IN
the Sea OF Japan May p and May 2S
by tho feet under the Japanese Togo
Admiral Roiestvensky was wounded
and taken prisoner.
Since the destruction Of the heot
Gen Tinevitch and Field Marshal
Oyama have been facing each other
near Hardin The Japanese strength
erod their lines and made every prep
aration for the final crushing blow |
Then came the peace negotiations