Battle of Tsushima

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The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.

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Battle of Tsushima canonical 25
Battle of the Japan Sea 1
Tsushima Strait Battle 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Russo-Japanese War
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Japan Sea
linked to: Battle of Tsushima

Tsushima Strait Battle
linked to: Battle of Tsushima
belligerent Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
casualties heavy Russian losses
light Japanese losses compared to Russia
commander Tōgō Heihachirō
linked to: Heihachiro Togo

Zinovy Rozhestvensky
commanderSide Tōgō Heihachirō – Japanese side
linked to: Heihachiro Togo

Zinovy Rozhestvensky – Russian side
conflict Russo-Japanese War
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Russian Empire
date 1905-05-27
endDate 1905-05-28
fleetInvolved Japanese Combined Fleet
Russian Baltic Fleet
followedBy peace negotiations between Russia and Japan
geographicalContext between Japan and the Korean Peninsula
historicalPeriod early 20th century
influenced naval doctrines before World War I
perceptions of non-European military power
location Korea Strait
Tsushima Strait
linked to: Korea Strait
partOf Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War naval campaign
precededBy Battle of the Yellow Sea
Siege of Port Arthur
region Sea of Japan
result decisive Japanese victory
destruction of most of the Russian Baltic Fleet
shipsSunk majority of Russian capital ships engaged
significance decisive factor in ending the Russo-Japanese War
demonstrated effectiveness of modern battleships and naval gunnery
first major victory of an Asian power over a European power in modern times
influenced global naval strategy and ship design
startDate 1905-05-27
strategicObjective Japan sought to prevent Russian fleet from reaching Vladivostok
Russia sought to reinforce its Pacific Squadron
tacticalFeature Japanese use of superior gunnery and maneuver
crossing the T maneuver by Japanese fleet
technologyUsed armored cruisers
pre-dreadnought battleships
torpedoes
treatyConsequence Treaty of Portsmouth
year 1905

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Imperial Japanese Navy engagedIn Battle of Tsushima
Isoroku Yamamoto participantIn Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War majorBattle Battle of Tsushima
Battle of Tsushima alsoKnownAs Battle of the Japan Sea
linked to: Battle of Tsushima
Battle of Tsushima alsoKnownAs Tsushima Strait Battle
linked to: Battle of Tsushima
Battle of the Yellow Sea followedBy Battle of Tsushima
Heihachiro Togo notableFor Battle of Tsushima
First Fleet notableEngagement Battle of Tsushima
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) engagedInBattle Battle of Tsushima
subject linked to: Second Fleet
Battle of Mukden followedBy Battle of Tsushima
Zinovy Rozhestvensky battle Battle of Tsushima
Zinovy Rozhestvensky participatedIn Battle of Tsushima
Tsushima Island historicalEvent Battle of Tsushima
Imperial Russian Navy notableBattle Battle of Tsushima
Imperial Russian Navy significantDefeat Battle of Tsushima
Japanese battleship Mikasa notableBattle Battle of Tsushima
Heihachiro Togo notableEvent Battle of Tsushima
Nelson of the East hasNotableContext Battle of Tsushima
Aurora cruiser participatedIn Battle of Tsushima
Mukden Campaign followedBy naval Battle of Tsushima
linked to: Battle of Tsushima
Aurora participatedIn Battle of Tsushima
Knyaz Suvorov battle Battle of Tsushima
Battleship Mikasa memorial dedicatedTo Battle of Tsushima
Tōgō Heihachirō notableBattle Battle of Tsushima
subject linked to: Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō