Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. It resulted in a surprise victory for Japan, establishing Japan as a major world power.
Popular discontent in Russia following the defeat led to the Russian Revolution of 1905. The war ended with mediation by the United States. There was discontent among Japanese over the lack of territorial gains; this led to an erosion of good feelings towards the United States.
The defeat of Russia was met with shock both in the West and especially across Asia. That a non-Western country could defeat an established power in such a large military conflict was particularly inspiring to various anti-colonial independence movements around the world. After the conclusion of World War II, some Japanese historians would look back upon the war with nostalgia, especially those who have sought to portray Japan's conduct in the first half of the century as one of leadership in a sustained effort to liberate oppressed Asian peoples and thereby downplay Japan's own imperialistic ambitions throughout the period.
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- February 8, 1904 - Surprise Japanese attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) bottles up Russian Fleet
- Further victories by Japan result in January 2, 1905 surrender of Port Arthur
- Japanese victory at Mukden/Shenyang February 19-March 10, 1905
- Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroys Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski at Battle of Tsushima May 27-28, 1905
- Mediation by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt leads to Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H. (September 5)
[All above dates are New-Style (Gregorian): for conformity, where there are two, use the one that reads 13 days "later" than the other.]
List of battles
- 1904 Battle of Port Arthur February 8 Japan defeats Russia in Russo
- 1904 Battle of Yalu River May Japan defeats Russia
- 1904 Battle of Dairen May 30 Japan defeats Russia
- 1904 Battle of Liaoyang October Japan defeats Russia
- 1905 Battle of Tsushima