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Battle of Tsushima

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The Battle of Tsushima was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27-28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. The Imperial Japanese Navy under Togo Heihachiro inflicted a devastating defeat on the Imperial Russian Navy's Baltic Fleet, sinking or capturing most of the Russian battleships; contemporary observers called it the most important naval event since Trafalgar, and it remains the only decisive fleet engagement ever fought between modern steel battleship fleets. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Battle Type
Naval fleet battle 1
Year
1905 1
Location
Tsushima Strait 1
Outcome
Japanese victory 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Naval Battle 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Battle of Tsushima
  • Lead section, para 1
    the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27-28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait
  • Infobox: Result
    Japanese victory
  • Infobox: Date
    27-28 May 1905
  • Part Of: Russo-Japanese War, Infobox: Part of
    Part of the Russo-Japanese War
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