Mukden Campaign

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The Mukden Campaign was a major land offensive of the Russo-Japanese War culminating in one of history’s largest pre–World War I battles, which decisively weakened Russian forces in Manchuria.

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instanceOf land offensive
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Battle of Mukden
combatantStrength hundreds of thousands of troops on each side
commanderForJapan Tamemoto Kuroki
surface form: Kuroki Tamemoto

Nogi Maresuke
Oku Yasukata NERFINISHED
Ōyama Iwao NERFINISHED
commanderForRussia Alexander Kaulbars
Aleksey Kuropatkin
surface form: Alexei Kuropatkin

Nikolai Linevich NERFINISHED
conflict Russo-Japanese War
conflictType conventional warfare
consequence collapse of Russian land position in southern Manchuria
increased Japanese leverage in peace negotiations
countryInvolved Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Russian Empire
effect decisive weakening of Russian forces in Manchuria
endDate 1905-03-10
followedBy Battle of Tsushima
surface form: naval Battle of Tsushima
front Eastern Front of the Russo-Japanese War
historicalPeriod early 20th century
pre–World War I era
location Liaoning
surface form: Liaoning Province

Manchuria
Shenyang
surface form: Mukden
notableFor extensive use of trenches and field fortifications
high casualty rates on both sides
partOf Eastern Front of the Russo-Japanese War
surface form: Manchurian campaign of the Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War
precededBy Battle of Sandepu
relatedTo Port Arthur
South Manchuria Railway track
surface form: South Manchurian Railway

Trans-Siberian Railway
result Japanese victory
scale one of the largest battles of the early 20th century
significance one of the largest pre–World War I land battles
turning point in the Russo-Japanese War
startDate 1905-02-20
strategicObjective control of southern Manchuria
seizure of Mukden railway hub
theater Eastern Front of the Russo-Japanese War
surface form: Manchurian theater of the Russo-Japanese War

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Battle of Mukden alsoKnownAs Mukden Campaign