The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in southern Manchuria, with naval battles in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan, and the war ended in a decisive Japanese victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsThe Russian Empire against the Empire of Japan 1 Classification
Conflict Type Russo-Japanese War
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The Russo-Japanese War (8 February 1904 - 5 September 1905) was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire.
Infobox: Date
8 February 1904 - 5 September 1905
Infobox: Belligerents
Russian Empire ... Empire of Japan
Infobox: Result
Japanese victory
Conflict-type attribute (russo-japanese-war)
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire.
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Part of the Russo-Japanese War
Mosin-Nagant (Wikipedia)
Uses: Mosin-Nagant Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Japanese War'View the Source Wikipedia: Madsen machine gun
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Type 30 rifle
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 3
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Arisaka
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Murata rifle
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Type 30 bayonet
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Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Japanese War
Wikipedia: Russian Navy
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Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Wikipedia: Submarine
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These types of submarines were first used during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05.
Wikipedia: Maxim gun
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During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, the Russian Army employed the Maxim in combat and placed a rush order for another 450 units from overseas suppliers, which were mostly delivered to front-line troops before the end of the war.
Wikipedia: Grenade
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During the Thousand Days War improvised grenades were thrown from slings, they only saw limited use because of the danger they posed to the user Improvised hand grenades were used to great effect by the Russian defenders of Port Arthur (now Lüshun Port) during the Russo-Japanese War.
Wikipedia: Gunto
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These swords are referred to as Murata-tō and they were used in both the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).
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