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Siege of Port Arthur

Japan · Warfare / Russia War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1904–1905Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1904

Kuroki17 February 1904

River Yalu · Warfare / Russia War

The Japanese army advavance through Korea to the Yalu River

Maresuke Nogi1 June 1904

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

Nogi begins the Japanese advance on Port Arthur

Maresuke Nogi30 July 1904

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

Nogi begins an intense bombardment of the Russian defenses of Port Arthur

Maresuke Nogi6 December 1904

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

Nogi commands the Japanese forces which finally capture Port Arthur

Maresuke Nogi30 December 1904

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

A cease-fire is agreed

Maresuke Nogi1904

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

Command the Japanese 3rd Army, about 90,000 strong

1905

Maresuke Nogi2 January 1905

Port Arthur · Warfare / Russia War

Nogi accepts the Russian surrender

Names involved

KurokiMaresuke Nogi

Provenance

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