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The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 – 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval battles taking place in the Yellow ...
Pages in category "Conflicts in 1905" ... 0–9. 1904–1905 uprising in Madagascar; A. Argentine Revolution of 1905; B. Batang uprising; Battle of Mukden; Battle of ...
On December 28, 1904, Fort Erhlung was also undermined and destroyed. The Surrender of Port Arthur (Angelo Agostini, O Malho, 1905). On December 31, 1904, a series of mines were exploded under Fort Sungshu, the sole surviving major fortress, which surrendered that day. On January 1, 1905, Wantai finally fell to the Japanese.
Japan's desire to control Taiwan, Korea and Manchuria, led to the first Sino-Japanese War with China in 1894–1895 and the Russo-Japanese War with Russia in 1904–1905. The war with China made Japan the world's first Eastern, modern imperial power, and the war with Russia proved that a Western power could be defeated by an Eastern state.
The Japanese ships, on the other hand, were well maintained in the ample time given by the intelligence. For example, battleship Asahi was under repair from November 1904 to April 1905 at Sasebo Naval Arsenal for two 12-inch guns lost and serious damage to the hull from striking a mine. They were divided into battle divisions of as much uniform ...
The Santo Domingo Affair, or the Santo Domingo Crisis, refers to an incident from 1 February 1904 to 11 February 1904 involving the United States and Dominican militia forces in the Dominican Republic. After the death of a seaman from the USS Yankee on February 1, the U.S. military launched a punitive expedition which routed the Dominican forces.
On 7 June 1905, shortly after the Battle of Tsushima, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt met with Japanese diplomat Kaneko Kentarō and the issue was reconsidered. Roosevelt agreed with the Japanese assessment that the invasion and occupation of Sakhalin was now necessary, as only the threat of direct loss of Russian territory would bring Tsar ...
At this time, the Shimose shells loaded inside the 305-millimetre (12 in) guns began detonating prematurely inside the hot gun barrels; knocking out of action one 305-millimetre (12 in) gun on Shikishima at 17:45, and two 305-millimetre (12 in) barrels on Asahi at 18:10 hours. By 18:30, Tōgō had only 11 of his original 16 305-millimetre (12 ...