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A Handbook of Modern Japan

Chapter 54: CHRONOLOGY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR
By Ernest W. Clement
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The work surveys Japan’s physical geography, economy, transport, daily life, customs, and national character, then reviews both older and modern history alongside constitutional, local, and legal institutions. It examines religion, philosophy, literature, education, aesthetics, social change, and the role of women, and it assesses Japan’s international position including wartime and expansion topics. The author presents social transformation as largely government-directed, with conservative popular attitudes contrasted against progressive official reforms. Organized into concise chapters with maps, illustrations, and bibliographies, the volume functions as a compact handbook offering an overview of contemporary conditions and references for further study.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

Feb.

  5, 1904.    Severance of diplomatic relations.
 

  8-9.    Japanese naval victories at Fort Arthur and Chemulpo.
    9.

Russian declaration of war.
  10.

Japanese declaration of war.
  23.

Treaty of Japan with Korea.
  24.

First attempt to block Port Arthur.
March 13.

Marquis Ito starts on special mission to Korea.
  27.

Imperial Diet passed War Budget. Second attempt to block Port Arthur.
  31.

Fiftieth anniversary of Perry’s treaty with Japan.
April 13.

“Petropavlovsk” sunk by Japanese mine.
  25.

Transport “Kinshiu Maru” sunk by Russians.
May   1.

Battle of the Yalu River.
    3.

Third attempt to block Port Arthur.
  15.

“Hatsuse” and “Yoshino” sunk.
  16.

Pan-Religion Mass Meeting, Tōkyō.
 

25, 26.    Battle of Nanshan.
  27.

Occupation of Dalny.
June 15.

“Hitachi Maru” (transport) sunk. Battle of Telissu.
  23.

Naval battle off Port Arthur.
  27.

Japanese capture Ta, Motien, and Fenshui Passes.
July

  6-9.    Battle of Kaiping.
 

21-30.    Vladivostok Squadron in Pacific Ocean.
  24.

Battle of Tashikiao.
  31.

Japanese capture Simucheng.
Aug. 10.

Russian fleet made unsuccessful sortie from Fort Arthur.
  14.

Vladivostok fleet defeated.
  20.

“Novik” sunk in Korsakoff Harbor.
Aug.

23-Sept. 4.    Battle of Liaoyang.
Oct.

10-15.    Battle of the Shaho River.
  30.

General assault on Port Arthur.
Nov. 30.

Japanese capture 203-metre Hill, P. A.
Dec.

  3-11.    Destruction Port Arthur Squadron.
  30.

Togo and Kamimura reach Tōkyō.
Jan.

  1, 1905.    Surrender of Port Arthur.
 

25-29.    Battle of Heikeutai.
Feb.

24-March 10.    Battle of Mukden.
Feb. 24.

Japanese occupied Ching-ho-cheng.
March   9.

Japanese occupied Fushun.
  10.

Japanese occupied Mukden.
  16.

Japanese occupied Tiehling.
  19.

Japanese occupied Kaiyuan.
  20.

Japanese occupied Fakuman.
  21.

Japanese occupied Changtu.
May

27, 28.    Battle of the Japan Sea.
June   2.

President Roosevelt broached subject of peace.
  16.

Japanese occupied Kangping.
  18.

Japanese occupied Liaoyangwopeng.
July   8.

Sakhalin in hands of Japanese.
  18.

Vladivostok isolated.
Aug.   9.

Peace envoys convene at Portsmouth, N. H.
  29.

Terms of treaty of peace settled.