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Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Russo-Japanese War
1904 to 1905 war for Manchuria and Korea
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Tsushima
1905 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War
The Battle of Tsushima, also known in Japan as the Battle of the Sea of Japan , was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27–28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. A devastating defeat for the Imperial Russian Navy, the battle was the only decisive engagement…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baltic Fleet
Russian Navy fleet
The Baltic Fleet is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Admiral
Highest rank of naval officer
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tōgō Heihachirō
Japanese Marshal Admiral
Tōgō Heihachirō , served as a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. As Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, he successfully confined the Russian Pacific naval…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Imperial Japanese Navy
Principal naval force of the Empire of Japan
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was formed between 1952 and 1954 after the dissolution of the IJN.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 28
Day of the year
May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 217 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)