WAR DIARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12593, 5 September 1905, Page 5

WAR DIARY

Appended is a brief diary of the more important naval and military events:— February 8, ¥ 1904—Midnight attack by Togo's squadron on Port Arthur. Three Russian ships damaged. Februaray 9—Port Arthur again attacked ; four Russian vessels injured. Battle at Chemulpho: two Russian warship*! destroyed. March 6—Vladivostock bombarded.

March 21 and 22—Bombardment of Port Arthur.

April 13—Russian squadron decoyed from Port Arthur j Petropavlovsk sunk hy a > mine and Admiral Makaroff drowned.

April 25 and 26—Raid by Vladivostock squadron; Japanese transport and nwichant steamer sunk.

May I—Battle oftheYalu; Kuroki completely successful. May 3—Port Arthur blocked for big warships.

May B—Port Arthur railway cut. May 15—Japanese battleship Hatsuse sunk by mine near Port Arthur. May 27—Battle of Kinchau, storming of Nanshan, investment of Port. Arthur.

June 14 and 15—Battle of Telissu;

force sent to relieve Port Arthur defeated.

Juno 16—Another Vladivostock raid j;. two Japanese transports sunk. Juno 23—Naval sortie from Port Arthur repulsed.

Juno 3-s—Severe fighting at Port Arthur by land and sea-

Juno 25—Russians forced back on* Tashi-chiao.

July 26-30—Great fight at Port Arthur; Wolf Hill captured. August 3—Newchang occupied by Oku; outer defences of Port Arthur captured.

August 10—Russian fleet, issuing from Port Arthur, defeated and dispersed; Admiral Withoeft killed.

August 24, September 4—Battle ot Liaoyang; town occupied by Japanese after severe fighting; total casualtieeabout twenty thousand

September 19-26—Further heavy Land, fighting outside Port Arthur.

October 10—Russians advance/ leading to battle of Shaho, begins. October 13—Russians retreat overtho Shaho, with the loss of 40 guns. October 13—Japanese force surprised., losing 14 guns; fighting continued intermittently, total Japanese casualties being about sixteen thousand, and the--Russian over forty-five thousand, including more than thirteen thousands:' killed.

November 3—Port Arthur heavilybombarded ; great conflagration and sinking of steamers.

November 30—Capture of Metre HillDecember 3—Port Arthur harbourand city bombarded from Metre Hill: with siege guns. January 2—Fall of Port Arthur. February 28, March 10—Battle of Mukden; decisive victory for Oyama ?-. tremendous Russian losses; Kuropatkin's retreat north.

May 27—Battle of Tsushima; annihilation of Rozhdestvensky's fleet.