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. | |
Summary
A brief summary of the war shows that at the close of the 570 days which it lasted Russia had 629,614 men in the field in Manchuria, to which Japan was able to oppose 912,730, with 1116 Russian cannon to 1030 Japanese. The Japanese captured 67,701 Russians, losing only 646 prisoners themselves. The total casualty list on land shows 294,779 Russians killed and wounded to 113,086 Japanese. The total loss to Russia in ships is estimated at $155,560,000, including twelve battleships, five armored cruisers, one coast defense vessel, six cruisers, fourteen converted cruisers, and nineteen destroyers sunk, and two battleships, two coast defense vessels, one converted cruiser, and two destroyers captured, nineteen other naval vessels being driven into internment. Japan’s naval loss includes two battleships, four cruisers, as many converted cruisers, and two torpedo boat destroyers sunk, which were valued at $24,720,000, none being captured or interned. On the sea Russia lost 8100 in killed and wounded to Japan’s 3670. The total cost of war is figured at $2,000,000,000, of which Russia spent $1,200,000,000, borrowing $870,000,000, and Japan spent $800,000,000, borrowing $650,000,000.