WAR APPENDIX
7. | China grants exequaturs for American consuls at Moukden and Antung. |
8. | Vladivostock again bombarded without effect. |
9. | Admiral Makaroff made a sortie from Port Arthur late at night with six torpedo boats, one of which was lost. The Japanese also lost a torpedo boat. |
12. | Kuropatkin leaves St. Petersburg for the front. |
16. | Russian torpedo boat Skorri sunk by mines at Port Arthur. |
22. | Japanese fleet again bombarded Port Arthur. Second attempt to block the channel fails. |
23. | Japanese and Russians in touch at Pakchen, Korea. |
27. | Russian torpedo boat Stilni disabled by Japanese shell at Port Arthur; 7 killed, 12 wounded. |
Kuropatkin arrives at Moukden. | |
31. | State of siege declared in the Port Arthur district. |
3. | Russians abandon Wiju, Korea, and retire across the Yalu into Manchuria. |
4. | Japanese occupy Wiju. |
7. | Japanese supply ships enter the Yalu. |
8-9. | Skirmishing along the Yalu. |
12. | Japanese naval vessels strew mines outside of Port Arthur. |
13. | Russian battleship Petropavlovsk sunk by Japanese mine off Port Arthur. Admiral Makaroff with officers and crew to the number of 674 being drowned. |
Russian battleship Pallada seriously damaged by Japanese mine at same time and place. | |
Russian torpedo boat Besztrashni sunk by fire of Japanese the same day. | |
14. | The battleship Pobieda, while manœuvring off Port Arthur, struck a mine and was badly damaged. |
15. | Kasuga and Nisshin bombard Port Arthur by high-angle fire from Pigeon Bay. |
22. | Russian launch blown up while laying mines at Port Arthur; 21 men lost. |
23. | Japanese advanced guard crosses the Yalu. |
25. | Russian Vladivostock squadron entered the harbor of Wonsan, Korea, and sunk a Japanese merchant steamer. |
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