Eureka Reporter | 1905-02-17 | Page 4 | History of the First Year of the Russo-Japanese War

HISTORY OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE JAPANESE WAR feb 8 was the first anniversary of the russo japanese war ac hostilities dating from the first japanese attack upon port arthur although russia did not formally declare war until two days and japan until three days later the losses cost and principal events in this first year are losses in men killed wounded total russians 15 japanese naval losses by russia seven battleships thirteen cruisers and fourteen gun boats torpedo boats and destroyers total 34 ships by japan one battleship three cruisers three transports and six teen torpedo boats and destroyers total 23 ships financial cost official figures by russia estimates made by japan total cost to both countries principal events feb 8 9 1904 barlag and kopietz destroyed n harbor and togo attacks port arthur fleet may I 1 japanese take may 5 japanese land at and begin to invest port arthur may 11 russians evacuate dalny destroying the town may 26 27 battles of hill and kinchlow loss 5 june 14 15 oku defeats at ngow loss 11 june 17 battle of motion pass russians driven back july 25 russian forces driven out of aug 10 sortie from port arthur harbor russian fleet dispersed and in part destroyed des troed vice admiral killed aug 14 kamimura Kaml mura defeats vladivostok squadron sunk aug 30 sept 4 japanese under oyama defeat kuropatkin Huro at lla oyang engaged loss sept 11 baltic fleet sails from cronstedt Cron stadt under oct 8 18 kuroki defeats kuropatkin at river total cas with killed oct 22 the Dogger bank outrage two british fishermen hilled nov au japanese take meter hill by storm losing 12 jan 2 stoessel surrenders port arthur to nogi jan 26 to 31 battle of the hun river russians defeated with loss of 15 japanese loss 5