The following year in 1905, the Russians suffered defeat after defeat against the underestimated power of the Japanese military. Because the Russians feared losing Port Arthur once again, the newly named Russian Second Pacific squadron began an 18,000 mile trip in attempt to assist the Russian ships occupying Port Arthur. The squadron struggled on their trip across the sea. The ships ran on coal which the Russians had to carry on board due to the fact that they could not stop at neutral coal ports because it violated international law. Unfortunately for the approaching Russian squadron, they received word that they had been defeated at Port Arthur. Admiral Rozhestvensky understood his only alternative was to make it to the Russian port
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The first major land battle took place from April 30-May 1, 1904, near the Yalu River located between North Korea and China. With the war still being in the early stages, the Russians’ focused on defending their Trans-Siberian Railway from the Japanese and to guard the Yalu River as a deterrent to keep the Japanese out of Manchuria. One of the issues that blind sighted the Russians during the first few months of the war focused on the fact that the Japanese troops outnumbered the Russian troops by around 20,000 men. Before the Japanese started approaching the Yalu River, spies carried out a reconnaissance mission in hopes of identifying the location of the Russian troops. The mission successfully identified the approximate number of troops, the number of guns, and the location of the Russian troop’s trench line. Since the Japanese expressed a high level of confidence due to their scouting report, they began their attack on the Russians on the morning of April 27, 1904. The Japanese aggressively pushed forward towards Manchuria using weapons such as firearms, and even artillery shells to force their way through the Russian lines. On May 1, the remaining Russian troops surrendered or retreated north into China. The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides with the Japanese losing approximately 1000 soldiers, and the Russians losing around 2700 men with 500 killed, 1000, wounded, and 600 taken prisoner. By defeating the Russians in the first land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese sent a clear message to the Russians that they should not be underestimated and the war would not be an easy
The first major land battle took place from April 30-May 1, 1904, near the Yalu River located between North Korea and China. With the war still being in the early stages, the Russians’ focused on defending their Trans-Siberian Railway from the Japanese and to guard the Yalu River as a deterrent to keep the Japanese out of Manchuria. One of the issues that blind sighted the Russians during the first few months of the war focused on the fact that the Japanese troops outnumbered the Russian troops by around 20,000 men. Before the Japanese started approaching the Yalu River, spies carried out a reconnaissance mission in hopes of identifying the location of the Russian troops. The mission successfully identified the approximate number of troops, the number of guns, and the location of the Russian troop’s trench line. Since the Japanese expressed a high level of confidence due to their scouting report, they began their attack on the Russians on the morning of April 27, 1904. The Japanese aggressively pushed forward towards Manchuria using weapons such as firearms, and even artillery shells to force their way through the Russian lines. On May 1, the remaining Russian troops surrendered or retreated north into China. The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides with the Japanese losing approximately 1000 soldiers, and the Russians losing around 2700 men with 500 killed, 1000, wounded, and 600 taken prisoner. By defeating the Russians in the first land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese sent a clear message to the Russians that they should not be underestimated and the war would not be an easy