Lüshun siege

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The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Port Arthur siege ⓘ
Siege of Port Arthur ⓘ
attacker Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
belligerent Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

Russian Empire ⓘ
casualties heavy Japanese casualties ⓘ
heavy Russian casualties ⓘ
commander Anatoly Stessel ⓘ
Nogi Maresuke ⓘ
Roman Kondratenko ⓘ
conflict Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
countryAtTime Qing China ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty
defender Russian Empire ⓘ
endDate 1905-01-02 ⓘ
endYear 1905 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Mukden ⓘ
fortificationType coastal fortress ⓘ
garrisonCommander Anatoly Stessel ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
involvedForce Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ
location Liaodong Peninsula ⓘ
Lüshun ⓘ
Port Arthur ⓘ
notableEngagement assaults on 203 Meter Hill ⓘ
objective capture of Port Arthur ⓘ
outcome surrender of Port Arthur garrison ⓘ
partOf Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Nanshan ⓘ
primaryTarget Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur ⓘ
region Northeast Asia ⓘ
result Japanese victory ⓘ
significance decisive Japanese control of Port Arthur ⓘ
major turning point in Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
startDate 1904-08-01 ⓘ
startYear 1904 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Port Arthur naval base ⓘ
neutralization of Russian Pacific Fleet ⓘ
theater Manchurian front ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land warfare ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
usedTactic frontal assaults ⓘ
siege artillery bombardment ⓘ
trench warfare ⓘ

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Siege of Port Arthur → alsoKnownAs → Lüshun siege ⓘ