旅順港閉塞作戦
During the Russo-Japanese War, Villiers was embedded with Japanese troops at the Battle of Port Arthur as a reporter for "The Illustrated London News". Few other illustrators or cameramen were willing to approach the front lines as closely as Villiers, and many of his sketches were published in various newspapers and books during and after the war. However, during First World War, Villiers was particularly frustrated during the opening months for not being allowed to go near the front