Answer the following question: Facts: - caption: general samejima shigeo - battles: satsuma rebellion first sino-japanese war russo-japanese war - death date: 21 july 1940 - allegiance: empire of japan - commands: 11th division 14th division - rank: general - birth date: 21 october 1849 - name: samejima shigeo - branch: 22x20px - image: samejima shigeo.jpg - death place: tokyo , japan - birth place: kagoshima prefecture , japan Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of samejima shigeo .
Answer:
baron was a lieutenant general of the imperial japanese army during the russo-japanese war .