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Battle of Korsakov

Battle of Korsakov was a battle fought on 20 August 1904 at Korsakov, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Russo-Japanese War, which ran from 1904 to 1905. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: Cruiser Japanese cruiser; Cruiser Japanese cruiser against Cruiser Russian cruiser.

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Russian protected cruiser Novik (Новик) of the Russo-Japanese war. Photo is most likely in public domain, considering its age (pre-1904), and due to the Soviet copyright policy.
Russian protected cruiser Novik (Новик) of the Russo-Japanese war. Photo is most likely in public domain, considering its age (pre-1904), and due to the Soviet copyright policy.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 August 1904
WhereKorsakov, Russia46.833N, 143.000E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsEmpire of JapanagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and lossesTsushima damagedandNovik scuttled
Part ofRusso-Japanese War1904 to 1905

Where it sits in the Russo-Japanese War

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18 placed engagements of the Russo-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 August 1904
PlaceKorsakov, Russia
46.833N, 143.000E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthCruiser Japanese cruiser; Cruiser Japanese cruiserCruiser Russian cruiser
Casualties and lossesTsushima damagedNovik scuttled
Commanders
  • Sentō Takenaka
  • Mikhail Fedorovich von Schultz
Battle of KorsakovBattle of KorsakovYuzhno SakhalinskKorsakovNevelskDolinsk100 km46.833N, 143.000E
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Battle of Korsakov is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Korsakov, revision 1376999090, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.