[3] There is another hill called High Hill, on the eastern flank, which has been left as such.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS

1904
Feb. 8.Japanese torpedo Russian Fleet.
" 25.Japanese attempt to 'block.'
Mar. 10.Japanese bombard the harbour.
" 17.General Smirnoff arrives.
" 22.Japanese bombard the harbour.
" 25.Japanese attempt to 'block.'
April 13.The Petropalovsk blown up by a mine.
" 14.The Viceroy, Admiral Alexeieff, arrives in PortArthur.
May 2.Japanese attempt to 'block.'
" 4.Japanese land at Petsiwo.
" 5.The Viceroy leaves Port Arthur.
" 15.The Hatsuse sunk by a Russian mine. The Fujidamaged.
" 16.Action at Shanshihlipu.
" 20.Japanese attack by sea.
" 26.Battle of Kinchou. Dalny evacuated.
June 18.General Stössel receives a telegram of recall.
" 19.Sortie of Russian Fleet. Sevastopol damaged bya mine. Japanese attempt to torpedo Russian Fleet.
" 26.}The fight on Green Hills. Russians lose Kuen-san Hill.
" 27.}
July 3.}Russian attempts to recapture Kuen-san fail.
" 4.}
" 5.}
" 26.}Russians driven from Green Hills position.
" 27.}
" 28.}
July 29.Russians driven from Wolf's Hills position.
" 30.}Investment commences.
" 31.}
Aug. 8.Ta-ku-shan and Sia-gu-shan lost by Russians.
" 9.First attempt to recapture Ta-ku-shan Hill fails.
" 10.Sortie of the Russian Fleet.
" 11.Second attempt to recapture Ta-ku-shan Hill fails.
" 16.Japanese suggest surrender of Port Arthur.
" 21.}Great Japanese assault. Nos. 1 and 2 Redoubts captured by Japanese.
" 22.}
" 23.}
Sept.19.Japanese capture Water-supply Redoubt.
" 20.Japanese capture Temple Redoubt.
Oct. 1.Japanese commence firing from 11-inch howitzers.
" 29.}General assault by Japanese. No. 2 Open Caponier captured by them.
" 30.}
Nov. 20-26.Japanese assaults.
Dec. 5.203 Metre Hill captured.
" 6.Japanese commence to shell Russian ships.
" 15.General Kondratenko killed.
" 18.Chi-kuan-shan Fort captured.
" 28.Erh-lung-shan Fort captured.
" 31.Fortification No. 3 captured.
1905.
Jan. 1.Eagle's Nest captured.
" 2.Capitulation signed.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[THE BOMB-SHELL][3]
II.[SETTLING DOWN TO IT][8]
III.[DEVELOPMENTS][17]
IV.[SMIRNOFF ARRIVES][23]
V.[STÖSSEL STAYS][27]
VI.[THE WORK OF JAPANESE MINE-LAYERS][32]
VII.[NEWS FROM THE NORTH][36]
VIII.[MORE BLOCKERS][41]
IX.[WHAT WE DID WHILE THE ENEMY WERE ADVANCING][44]
X.[THE NAVY LOSE A CHANCE][50]
XI.[PREPARATIONS ON THE KINCHOU POSITION][54]
XII.[THE BATTLE OF KINCHOU COMMENCES][61]
XIII.[THE BATTLE CONTINUES][67]
XIV.[NANGALIN RAILWAY-STATION][75]
XV.[THE LAST OF DALNY][80]
XVI.[THE FATE OF THE FORTRESS][84]
XVII.[THE LOSS OF KUEN-SAN HILL][91]
XVIII.[THE JUNE SORTIE OF THE FLEET][96]
XIX.[FORTIFYING OUR LINE][103]
XX.[THE ATTACK ON GREEN HILLS][110]
XXI.[THE BATTLE CONTINUES][120]
XXII.[STÖSSEL HOIST BY HIS OWN PETARD][133]
XXIII.[THE LOSS OF TA-KU-SHAN HILL][140]
XXIV.[THE SORTIE OF THE FLEET ON AUGUST 10][150]
XXV.[OUR SECOND ATTACK ON TA-KU-SHAN—A FLAG OF TRUCE][155]
XXVI.[DEATH OF PRINCE MACHABELLY—ALL-ROUND FIGHTING][163]
XXVII.[STÖSSEL DISOBEYS—PROGRESS DURING AUGUST][173]
XXVIII.[AWARDS—SOME PERSONAL NOTES][186]
XXIX.[SEPTEMBER PASSES][191]
XXX.[MOLE WARFARE][206]
XXXI.[JAPANESE VIEWS-GENERAL FOCK's MEMORANDUM ON FORTRESS DEFENCE][222]
XXXII.[HINTS OF SURRENDER—MORE ASSAULTS][233]
XXXIII.[THE FIGHT FOR 203 METRE HILL][243]
XXXIV.[THE LOSS OF THE HILL][252]
XXXV.[A RETROSPECT ON THE POSITION AT SEA][259]
XXXVI.[A COUNCIL MEETING][265]
XXXVII.[KONDRATENKO'S DEATH AND SOME RESULTS][274]
XXXVIII.[THE LOSS OF FORT CHI-KUAN-SHAN][284]
XXXIX.[THE SAPPERS—REWARDS][292]
XL.[THE FALL OF ERH-LUNG-SHAN AND THE LAST COUNCIL][299]
XLI.[THE FALL OF FORTIFICATION NO. 3.—THE FAILURE OF THE DEFENCE AND MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS] [310]
XLII.[THE LAST DAY BUT ONE][322]
XLIII.[THE END][330]
[CONCLUSION][336]
[APPENDIX I.][347]
[APPENDIX II.][364]
[APPENDIX III.][381]
[APPENDIX IV.][385]
[INDEX][389]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[ GENERAL SMIRNOFF]
[ ADMIRAL LOSCHINSKY]
[ COLONEL KHVOSTOFF]
[ ADMIRAL MAKHAROFF]
[ MAJOR-GENERAL TRETIAKOFF]
[ COLONEL LAPEROFF]
[ A WOMAN DRESSED AS A SOLDIER WHO WENT THROUGH SEVERAL FIGHTS]
[ A BOMBPROOF]
[ REAR-ADMIRAL GRIGOROVITCH]
[ INSIDE A TRENCH ON THE EASTERN FRONT]
[ GENERAL GORBATOVSKY]
[ ON THE ATTACKED FRONT]
[ THE ASSAULT REPULSED]
[ BURIAL-PARTIES AT WORK]
[ COLONEL RASCHEVSKY]
[ PANORAMA OF NORTH-EAST FRONT]
[ A CANET GUN MOUNTED ON FORT V., SEPTEMBER 22]
[ A COMPANY IN THE TRENCHES]
[ BOMBARDMENT: JAPANESE SHELLS BURSTING ON HILL]
[ RESULTS OF A BOMBARDMENT]
[ GENERAL SMIRNOFF FIRING THE CAMOUFLET]
[ KUROPATKIN LUNETTE AFTER THE ASSAULT IN OCTOBER]
[ B BATTERY]
[ RESERVES WAITING UNDER 203 METRE HILL]
[ GENERAL BIELY]
[ GENERAL KONDRATENKO]
[ NORTH FORT, CHI-KUAN-SHAN, SHOWING GREEN HILLS IN THE DISTANCE]
[ ADMIRAL WIREN]

THE
TRUTH ABOUT PORT ARTHUR