Show REAL LOSS AT MUKDEN RuEi sans cla m japanese report greatly exaggerated yunshu pass manchuria an exact statement of the losses in all cate gorles in the battle of mukden from february 1 to march ti compiled b the general staff shows that the cas were greatly overestimated in earlier reports statements from japanese sources indicating wholesale captures of prisoners enormous boot and cannon are now denied in reality it appears the russian losses amounted to two generals who were taken prisoners and 87 men dt whom the greatest part about 5 were wounded in evacuating mukden and retreating to the north ward the russians lost thirty two guns of which three were montare three old type field guns with pistol action and twenty six quick fire guns of the siege artillery every gun and all the ammunition carts were sent north two days before the retreat be gan general barkevitch Kar kevitch the chief of staff calculates that other losses aside from wounded were as follows 15 killed 7 to 8 knoop to have been captured and 10 to 12 missing of whom several thousand were drivers sanitary and commis lariat corps employees and other non combatants |