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Battle of Nanshan

Battle of Nanshan was a battle fought on 24 May 1904 at Kwantung Peninsula, in what is now China; it lasted 2 days. It was part of the Russo-Japanese War, which ran from 1904 to 1905. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 35,500 to 40,000 against 3,800; 13,000 to 17,000 in all (did not take part in the battle).

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Woodblock tripich (ukiyoe nishiki-e) of Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanse War. Labeled: "In the Battle of Nanshan Our Troops Took Advantage of a Violent Thunderstorm and Charged the Enemy Fortress" by
Woodblock tripich (ukiyoe nishiki-e) of Battle of Nanshan, Russo-Japanse War. Labeled: "In the Battle of Nanshan Our Troops Took Advantage of a Violent Thunderstorm and Charged the Enemy Fortress" by . Kobayashi Kiyochika, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 May 1904lasted 2 days
WhereKwantung Peninsula, China39.080N, 121.724E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsEmpire of JapanagainstRussian Empire
Casualties and losses6,198 killed, wounded or capturedand1,616; 182 killed; 836 wounded; 598 missing
Part ofRusso-Japanese War1904 to 1905

Where it sits in the Russo-Japanese War

Bombardment of Vladivostok, 1904Battle of Port Arthur, 1904Battle of Chemulpo Bay, 1904Battle of Yalu River, 1904Battle of Nanshan, 1904Battle of Te-li-Ssu, 1904Hitachi Maru Incident, 1904Battle of Motien Pass, 1904Battle of Tashihchiao, 1904Battle of Hsimucheng, 1904Siege of Port Arthur, 1904Battle of the Yellow Sea, 1904Battle off Ulsan, 1904Battle of Korsakov, 1904Battle of Liaoyang, 1904Battle of Shaho, 1904Battle of Sandepu, 1905Battle of Mukden, 190519041905Battle of Nanshan, 1904
18 placed engagements of the Russo-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 May 1904
to 26 May 1904
PlaceKwantung Peninsula, China
39.080N, 121.724E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength35,500 to 40,0003,800; 13,000 to 17,000 in all (did not take part in the battle)
Casualties and losses6,198 killed, wounded or captured1,616; 182 killed; 836 wounded; 598 missing
Commanders
  • Anatoly Stessel
  • Mitrofan Nadein
  • Alexander Fok
  • Nikolai Tretyakov
  • Aliagha Shikhlinski
Battle of NanshanBattle of NanshanBattle of LushunkouSiege of LüshunBattle of Port ArthurSiege of Port ArthurBattle of the Yellow SeaBattle of LushunkouSiege of LüshunBattle of the Yellow SeaZhuangheWafangdian100 km39.080N, 121.724E
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simplified Map of the Attack on Nanshan
simplified Map of the Attack on Nanshan. Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Nanshan is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2409298, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nanshan, revision 1370451314, 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.