THE CAMPAIGN IN MANCHURIA — SCENE OF OPERATIONS.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 62, 10 September 1904, Page 9

THE CAMPAIGN IN MANCHURIA — SCENE OF OPERATIONS.

The above map, which gives an nccurato view of tho country comprised between tho northern part of the peninsula of Liaotung^ — at the southern extremity of which is tho beleaguered fortress of Port Arthur—and Mukden, the ciipital city of Manchuria, wili enable our readers to follow closely tho military operations of the last few weeks. Jt will l)e remembered that General Oko. after gaining the Bnttlo of Nanshan, left tho conduct of the siege of Port Arthur to General Nogi, and

turned north to- check tho advance of a strong force under General Stnckclbcrg, which was marching south to its relief. This forcO wns defeated with heavy loss at Wafnngtien and Teli«ni, which will bo seen at the foot of tho map 'in the lefthand corrwr. Tho Russians made another stand at Kniping, from which they wero driven after a hard fight, and a further severe battle took plnco in frout of Tashichino, where the Russian* were reinforced from headquarters at Liuoyang, and Kuro-

Satkin himself was on the field, nero Icneral Oko was joined by the army under General Nodzu, which, after landing at Takushan, had successively captured Siuyen and tho Fonchulinc Paso, and now attacked the Russian left. Mennwiute, Kuroki. 'advancing from tho Yalu — nhowu at the bottom of the mup on the right — occupied Motic-nling und adjacent- piuw*, and threatened Linoyang on the east. whilo -the combined forces of Uko nnd Nodzu wero pressing forward from the

south. Tho crossing of the Taiteo River by Kuroki, threatening the Russian communications and the isolation of the Tsar's army, forced Kuropatkin, after fierce lighting, to abandon Liaoyung and retreat to Mukden. The Japanese troops ore reported to be near this place, which is understood to offer no facilties for defence, and tho latoat report is that Km-o-putkin is retreating north from Mukden to Thiehng, 35 milts distant.