Modern era · 1904 – 1905
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval battles taking place in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.
- When
- 8 Feb 1904 – 5 Sept 1905
- Where
- Manchuria
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Nicholas II of Russia1868 – 191814th and last Emperor of Russia (1894–1917)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim1867 – 1951Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951).jpg/330px-Janusz_Korczak_(cropped).jpg)
Janusz Korczak1878 – 1942Polish-Jewish educator and physician (1878–1942)
Isoroku Yamamoto1884 – 1943Japanese Marshal Admiral (1884–1943)
Alexander Kolchak1874 – 1920Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
Anton Denikin1872 – 1947Russian military and political leader (1872–1947)
Semyon Budyonny1883 – 1973Soviet marshal (1883-1973)
Pyotr Wrangel1878 – 1928Russian army general of Baltic German origin (1878-1928)
Before and after
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