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Battle of Port Arthur

BelligerentsEmpire of JapanRussian EmpireCommanders and leaders
Strength
  • 6 pre-dreadnought battleships
  • 9 armoured cruisers
  • 15 destroyers
  • 20 torpedo boats
  • 7 pre-dreadnought battleships
  • 1 armored cruiser
  • 5 protected cruisers, with escorts
Casualties and losses 90 men and slight damage
  • 150 casualties
  • 7 ships damaged

The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese: 旅順口海戦, Hepburn: Ryojunkō Kaisen) of 8–9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the neutralRussian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria, and continued with an engagement the following morning; further skirmishing off Port Arthur would continue until May 1904. The attack ended inconclusively.

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