Battle of Liaoyang

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The Battle of Liaoyang was a major land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, marking one of the first large-scale modern battles featuring trench warfare, heavy artillery, and coordinated maneuvers between multiple armies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Liaoyang Campaign
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

Russian Empire
campaign Japanese advance toward Mukden
casualties heavy on both sides
commander General Alexei Kuropatkin
linked to: Aleksey Kuropatkin

Marshal Ōyama Iwao
conflictOf Russo-Japanese War
countryAtTime Qing Empire
linked to: Qing dynasty
dateEnd 1904-09-05
dateStart 1904-08-25
followedBy Battle of Mukden
Battle of Shaho
front Manchurian front
historicalPeriod early 20th century
historicalSignificance early example of modern positional warfare prior to World War I
involvedTechnology bolt-action rifles
machine guns
modern field artillery
telegraph communications
JapaneseCommander General Kuroki Tamemoto
General Nozu Michitsura
General Oku Yasukata
linked to: Oku Yasukata

Marshal Ōyama Iwao
location Liaoning
Liaoyang
Manchuria
notableFor coordinated maneuvers between multiple field armies
heavy use of modern quick-firing artillery
one of the first large-scale modern battles with extensive trench systems
partOf Manchurian campaign of the Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
precededBy Battle of Haicheng
Battle of Tashihchiao
result Japanese victory
RussianCommander General Alexander von Bilderling
General Alexei Kuropatkin
linked to: Aleksey Kuropatkin

General Nikolai Zarubaev
scale large-scale engagement
strategicObjective control of the approaches to Mukden
securing the rail and road network in southern Manchuria
theater land warfare
usedWarfareType combined-arms operations
modern artillery warfare
trench warfare
year 1904

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Japanese Second Army notableEngagement Battle of Liaoyang
Russian Manchurian Army notableEngagement Battle of Liaoyang
Nozu Michitsura notableBattle Battle of Liaoyang
Liaoyang siteOf Battle of Liaoyang
Nogi Maresuke notableEvent Battle of Liaoyang
Battle of Shaho precededBy Battle of Liaoyang
Crescent Moon Division notableEngagement Battle of Liaoyang