July 31—Kuroki wins the Yangze Pass; General Count Keller killed.
August 10—Sorties from Port Arthur harbor. Russian fleet dispersed and in part destroyed. Vice Admiral Witoft killed.
August 14—Kamimura defeats Vladivostock squadron; Rurik sunk.
August 17—Stoessel refuses to surrender Port Arthur.
August 30-September 4—Japanese, under Oyama, defeat Kuropatkin at Liao-yang; 365,000 men engaged; loss, 35,000.
September 11—Baltic fleet sails from Cronstadt under Rozhdestvensky.
October 8-18—Kuroki defeats Kuropatkin at Sha-ho River. Total casualties, 61,000, with 23,000 killed.
October 20—Armies go into winter quarters in and before Mukden.
October 25—Kuropatkin replaces Alexeieff in supreme command.
October 22—"The Doggerbank outrage". Two British fishermen killed.