Battle of Tsushima

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Tsushima
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sea_of_Japan
gptkbp:casualties Japanese: 117 killed, 583 wounded
Russian: over 4,000 killed, 7,300 captured
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Tōgō_Heihachirō
gptkb:Zinovy_Rozhestvensky
gptkbp:date 27–28 May 1905
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Treaty_of_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tsushima
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tsushima_Strait
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tsushima_Island
gptkbp:notable_for Use of wireless telegraphy in naval combat
First decisive sea battle fought by modern steel battleships
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yellow_Sea
gptkbp:result Decisive Japanese victory
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:Russian_Baltic_Fleet
gptkb:Japanese_Combined_Fleet
gptkbp:significance Decisive in ending the Russo-Japanese War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkb:Russo-Japanese_War
gptkb:Yamamoto_Isoroku
gptkb:Tōgō_Heihachirō
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5