Lüshun siege

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The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.

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instanceOf battle of the Russo-Japanese War
siege
alsoKnownAs Port Arthur massacre
surface form: Port Arthur siege

Siege of Port Arthur
attacker Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
belligerent Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Russian Empire
casualties heavy Japanese casualties
heavy Russian casualties
commander Anatoly Stessel NERFINISHED
Nogi Maresuke
Roman Kondratenko NERFINISHED
conflict Russo-Japanese War
countryAtTime Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing China
defender Russian Empire
endDate 1905-01-02
endYear 1905
followedBy Battle of Mukden
fortificationType coastal fortress
garrisonCommander Anatoly Stessel NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early 20th century
involvedForce Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Army
Imperial Russian Navy
location Liaodong Peninsula
Lüshun
Port Arthur
notableEngagement assaults on 203 Meter Hill
objective capture of Port Arthur
outcome surrender of Port Arthur garrison
partOf Russo-Japanese War
precededBy Battle of Nanshan
primaryTarget Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur
region Northeast Asia
result Japanese victory
significance decisive Japanese control of Port Arthur
major turning point in Russo-Japanese War
startDate 1904-08-01
startYear 1904
strategicImportance control of Port Arthur naval base
neutralization of Russian Pacific Fleet
theater Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: Manchurian front
typeOfWarfare land warfare
naval warfare
usedTactic frontal assaults
siege artillery bombardment
trench warfare

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Siege of Port Arthur alsoKnownAs Lüshun siege