1904–1905 conflict in East Asia

Russo-Japanese War

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Subject	Russo-Japanese War
Category	1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
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TThe Russo JJapanese War RRussian Empire KKorean Empire LLiaodong Peninsula SSouthern Manchuria

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 battles taking place in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.

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