Updates:

20 December 2004
Timeline updated.

19 November 2004
Timeline updated.

19 October 2004
Timeline updated.

20 September 2004
Sources page updated.
LOST IN THE FOG- The final voyage of the S.S. Labrador

8 September 2004
Timeline updated.

10 August 2004
Timeline updated.

7 July 2004
Timeline updated.

6 June 2004
Timeline updated.

22 April 2004
STRATEGY AND POLICY SEMINAR 17, QUESTION #8- by John M. Sappenfield added to our MEMBERS ARTICLES page.

20 April 2004
Timeline updated.

5 April 2004
STRATEGY AND POLICY SEMINAR 18, QUESTION #3- by Andrew A. Torelli added to our MEMBERS ARTICLES page.

31 March 2004
Mikasa Memorial Photo Gallery opened.

31 March 2004
Timeline updated.

23 March 2004
Timeline updated.

26 February 2004
Timeline updated.

9 February 2004
World News Desk- updated. THE SUEZ CANAL by our own Ken Lewis.
New Timeline feature begins.

31 December 2003
World News Desk- updated. THE PANAMA CANAL by our own Ken Lewis.

30 December 2003
World News Desk- updated. THE NEPALESE RULING FAMILY by our own Ken Lewis.

2 December 2003
VISITOR HISTORY- updated.

25 November 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE- page updated. All the Range Tables for the Chinese guns of the Sino-Japanese War have been added. A big thanks to Kent Crawford. Next up, Range Tables for the Japanese Guns.

4 November 2003
World News Desk- updated. THE NEPALESE RULING FAMILY by our own Ken Lewis.

30 September 2003
PERSONALITIES- page updated with a bio for Admiral KATAOKA, SHICHIRO commander of the Fifth Division at Tsushima. Thanks to Dr. Carlos R. Rivera.

22 September 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE- Guns of the Sino-Japanese War has been updated with Kent Crawford's JAPANESE GUNS page. Range tables to follow

15 September 2003
PHILATELY SECTION- Updated! More from our own Kenneth Clark.
"The Manchurian War 1904-1905"- The Official Journal of the Russo-Japanese War Research Society. We are pleased to announce the publication of "The Manchurian War 1904-1905", the new Journal of the Russo-Japanese War Research Society! Our stated purpose for this journal is to offer to our members and the general public a single source for rare materials, discussion, and new research on the first major conflict of the Twentieth Century.

2 September 2003
VISITOR HISTORY- updated. Top four hits by country (Non-U.S.) now added as a feature.

14 August 2003
WORLD NEWS DESK- page updated. EMEI MOUNTAIN, CHINA a background article for an upcoming work on the Nepalese Royal family. Our thanks go out to Senior Editor, Ken Lewis.

7 August 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE- page updated. Guns of the Sino-Japanese War has been added with Kent Crawford's CHINESE GUNS page. Next up, Japanese Guns, to be followed with the Range Tables.

1 August 2003
VISITOR HISTORY- updated. Top four hits by country (Non-U.S.) now added as a feature.

30 July 2003
THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN- page has been updated. I have just returned from Historicon where on my down time I revamped the 1904-1905 fleet lists for both the Russian and Japanese Navies. They now include all division and flotilla commanders as well as corrections to some of the Japanese TB ship class designations. All the data was gathered from the Official Japanese Staff Reports.

21 July 2003
WORLD NEWS DESK- page updated. Have added a bio for our Senior Editor, Ken Lewis.

15 July 2003
PERSONALITIES- page updated. Dr. Carlos R. Rivera has provided us with an excellent bio of Admiral Kamimura Hikonojo. The controversial commander of the Second Division.

7 July 2003
PERSONALITIES- page updated. Jeff Leser has provided us with an excellent bio of P.K. Rennenkampf. This will be of interest to WWI historians as well.

1 July 2003
VISITOR HISTORY- updated. Top four hits by country (Non-U.S.) now added as a feature.

18 June 2003
PHILATELY SECTION- updated. Kenneth Clark has provided us with his newest addition to the FORERUNNERS of the Russo-Japanese War. This new installment covers The Russian Expansion in China & Manchuria.

13 June 2003
THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN- page has been updated. Translations of the names of all Japanese warships that took part in the war have been added.

9 June 2003
NOTES UPON COMPANY AND BATTALION TACTICS AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF ARTILLERY IN BATTLE BASED ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR OF 1904-5- added to the LAND CAMPAIGN section. Thanks to Jeff Leser for this mammoth contribution.

4 June 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE- page updated. Range tables for the Spanish-American War have been added. Next up for this section is the Sino-Japanese War. Thanks to Kent Crawford for all his hard work.

3 June 2003
VISITOR HISTORY- updated. Something new has been added. You can now see our visitor hits by COUNTRY. These stats reflect hits as of May 18th - 31st.

28 May 2003
WORLD NEWS DESK- A new section dealing with world events between March 1894 - March 1914 is now open. We would like to welcome our newest staff member Ken Lewis, as Senior Editor of the section. Ken's first article deals with the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and is titled FROM VISION TO REALITY.

22 May 2003
PERSONALITIES- page updated. The bio of YAMAMOTO, Gonnohyoe, the father of the modern Japanese Navy, has been added. Thanks to Dr. Carlos R. Rivera.

19 May 2003
THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN- page has been updated. Translations of the names of all Russian warships that took part in the war have been added. Japanese translations are still being completed and will be available shortly.

7 May 2003
THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN- page has been updated. I have added a revised and more in-depth Fleet List for 1904. These changes reflect additional data found in the Official Japanese Admiralty Reports. The new list even covers Russian TB divisions based at Vladivostok and Nikolaievsk as well as all the auxiliaries of both fleets.

25 April 2003
SOURCES- page opened. Now you can find out where we get all our information from. This is a researchers gold mine. You can access it from the HOME page.

15 April 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE page updated. Kent Crawford has provided more Ordnance Tables. These cover the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. Next up for this section is the Sino-Japanese War.

8 April 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE page updated. Kent Crawford has provided more Range Tables. These cover the Spanish Navy during the Spanish-American War and are a great addition to the section which will cover naval weapons as far back as the Sino-Japanese War.

2 April 2003
LITERATURE OF THE RJW- English Literature at the turn of the Twentieth Century. The first installment of our newest section by our own Marco Antonio Abarca.

30 March 2003
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE IMPERIAL AND SATSUMA ARMIES- by our own Robert W. Burke, Jr. has been added to the MEMBERS ARTICLES page.

26 March 2003
The Postal History of the Russo-Japanese War page has been updated with a very interesting section covering the Boxer Rebellion by our own Kenneth G. Clark.

13 March 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE page updated. Kent Crawford has added more Range Tables for the Russian & Japanese light guns. These include those very interesting revolving cannons!

12 March 2003
LAST FIGHT OF THE DONSKOI- Added to THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page. Read all about the final heroic battle fought at Tsushima.

27 February 2003
PERSONALITIES page updated. We have a new biography of General KELLER, from our own Jeff Leser.

20 February 2003
The Postal History of the Russo-Japanese War by our own Kenneth G. Clark has been added to our new PHILATELY page. Mr Clark is a member of the International Society for Japanese Philately (Director), The British Society for Japanese Philately (Editor and Publisher of Kiku Shimbun), and a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. We are very pleased to have him as the Senior Editor of our newest section.

11 February 2003
MODERN TENDENCIES IN STRATEGY AND TACTICS AS SHOWN IN CAMPAIGNS IN THE FAR EAST- By Lieutenant Colonel Yoda, Imperial Japanese Army. Has been added to THE LAND CAMPAIGN section.

10 February 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE page updated. Kent Crawford has added more Range Tables for the Japanese Guns.

7 February 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE page updated. Kent Crawford has added more Range Tables for the Japanese Guns.

5 February 2003
PERSONALITIES page updated. We have a new biography of General KUROPATKIN, from our own Jeff Leser.

3 February 2003
THE BOXER UPRISING 1899-1900- by our own Kenneth G. Clark has been added to the PRE-WAR page.

30 January 2003
NAVAL ORDNANCE- section is now open. It can be found on THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page.

21 January 2003
The Russian Cavalry during the Russo-Japanese War- The final installment has been posted.

17 January 2003
PERSONALITIES- page, Japanese section opened. We have been lucky enough to have Dr. Carlos R. Rivera contribute his vast collection of biographical information that he has compiled over the years. Dr. Rivera is our Senior Editor in charge of the Japanese biographies section. His study has been extensive and his expertise shows.

13 January 2003
RUSSIAN NAVAL ARMAMENT & EQUIPMENT- "Part 6," Engineering Matters, added to THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page. Includes a very interesting comment on British Naval design and decision making.

7 January 2003
The Russian Cavalry during the Russo-Japanese War- Parts II & III added. This second installment covers, the Role of the Russian cavalry from the commencement of the campaign until the fight at Turentchen (May 1, 1904), and Lieutenant Colonel Madritoff's raid upon the rear of Kuroki's Army (April-May, 1904).

27 December 2002
The Russian Cavalry during the Russo-Japanese War- Added to THE LAND CAMPAIGN page.

19 December 2002
RUSSIAN NAVAL ARMAMENT & EQUIPMENT- has been added to THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page.

12 December 2002
JAPANESE NAVAL ARMAMENT & EQUIPMENT- has been added to THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page.

25 November 2002
"General Baron Maresuki Nogi"- Added to the MEMBERS ARTICLES page, by Kenneth G. Clark.

Major updates and revisions to the 1904 & 1905 Fleet Lists' found on THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page! As well as the BATTLE STAT'S page. We have also added a GLOSSARY OF NAVAL SHIP TERMS.

17 November 2002
RJW- News Group opened. We encourage you all to join!

16 November 2002
Personalities- page has been updated and redesigned. The biography of ALEKSÉEV, Evgenii Ivanovich has been added, it's an excellent piece.

30 October 2002
THE MASSACRE AT PORT ARTHUR 1894- Posted to the PREWAR page.

26 October 2002
PERSONALITIES- page opened. We have been lucky enough to have Steve McLaughlin contribute his vast collection of biographical information that he has compiled over the years. Steve is our man in charge of the Russian biographies section. His study has been extensive and his expertise shows.

8 October 2002
DEATH OF A BRAVE LADY- Svyetlana fights to the end. Southwest of Matsushima, 28 May 1905, 0930 hrs. Added to the NAVAL CAMPAIGN page.

23 September 2002
CORRESPONDENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEI-HAI-WEI SURRENDER- Correspondence between Admiral Ting and Admiral Ito leading to the Chinese surrender. Added to the PREWAR page.

13 September 2002
Corrected errors- found on the BATTLE STATISTICS page pertaining to the class designations of the Japanese 9th Torpedo-boat Division.

Added- a new pdf of the 1905 Fleets reflecting the corrections to the Japanese 9th. Torpedo-boat Division found on THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN page.

THE BATTLE OF THE SEA OF JAPAN- Completed with the final two sections, Attack By The Destroyer and Torpedo-Boat Flotillas, and The Capitulation added to the DOCUMENTS page.

5 September 2002
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT- Added to the DOCUMENTS page.

29 August 2002
WEI-HAI-WEI- On January 18, 1895, the Japanese fleet bombarded Teng-chow-foo, facing Port Arthur on the Chinese mainland. Added to the PRE-WAR page. Our next installment will cover the Battle of Port Arthur 1895.

22 August 2002
The Operations of the Russian Fleet-Added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan, found on the DOCUMENTS page. Our next installment will cover the Attack by The Destroyer and Torpedo-Boat Flotillas.

16 August 2002
The Movements of the Cruisers and Special Service Ships (Russian)-Added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan, found on the DOCUMENTS page. Our next installment will cover The Operations of the Russian Fleet.

15 August 2002
Admiral Makaroff's Battle Instructions- 17th March, 1904, No. 21. In Accordance with Article 107 of the Naval Regulations, I promulgate Instructions for steaming and fighting. Added to the DOCUMENTS page.

8 August 2002
Finding and Order of a Naval Court, held at H.B.M. Consulate, Nagasaki, on August 7, 1894- Added to the PRE-WAR page.

1 August 2002
The Sinking of the Kowshing- The official report of Captain Togo of the Naniwa. Added to the PRE-WAR page.

The Sinking of the Kowshing- Official report of Captain Galsworthy. Added to the PRE-WAR page.

26 July 2002
The Battle of Asan- Added to the PRE-WAR page.

The Sinking of the Kowshing- Added to the PRE-WAR page.

Voyage of the 2nd. Pacific Squadron- Added to the MAPS AND CHARTS page.

24 July 2002
Kamimura on Vladivostok- The official report filed by Admiral Kamimura concerning the attack on Valdivostok, 6 March 1904. Added to the DOCUMENTS page.

Togo's Report on Port Arthur- The official report filed after the 10 March 1904 attack. Added to the DOCUMENTS page.

19 July 2002
The Day Attack of the Destroyer Flotillas- added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan found on the DOCUMENTS page. A continuation of the Report of the Japanese General Staff on the Battle of Tsushima.

16 July 2002
The Battle Operations of the Sixth Division- added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan found on the DOCUMENTS page. A continuation of the Report of the Japanese General Staff on the Battle of Tsushima.

A new Attack on Port Arthur Map- added to the MAPS AND CHARTS page. Thanks go out to Ryabov Grigoriy Evgenyevich for the new map.

12 JULY 2002
The Battle Operations of the Fourth & Fifth Divisions- added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan found on the DOCUMENTS page. A continuation of the Report of the Japanese General Staff on the Battle of Tsushima.

Forts & Batteries of Port Arthur Map- added to the MAPS AND CHARTS page.

30 June 2002
The Battle of the Yalu, 17 September 1894- Completed, including maps, can be found on the Causes page.
Book Store- Updated with more great titles, some quite rare.

26 June 2002
GLEANINGS FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN-[By Captain Seaton Schroeder; this paper received second honorable mention in the U. S. Naval Institute. The quoted portion is the third part of the contribution.] (Ed. note: transcribed version reprinted in The Army and Navy Register, 7 July 1906). Thanks go out to Dr. Timothy L. Francis, Naval Historical Center for finding and contributing this article. NOTE: This article offers a fascinating look into the mindset of our naval thinkers of the time. Added to the Documents page.

22 June 2002
The Battle of the Yalu, 17 September 1894- Part I The road to war, added to the Causes page. An excellent account of the sinking of the Kowshing. Part II, to be added this week, will cover The Battle of the Yalu and will include maps.

21 June 2002
Book Store Update- The book store has been updated with many more volumes. There is a biography of Admiral Togo available, remember, first come first serve!

17 June 2002
The Battle Operations of the Third Division- Complete, added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan, report of the Japanese General Staff on the Documents page.

14 June 2002
Book Store Online- We are pleased to announce the grand opening of our Book Store. All books are rare or out of print. Each book will have a two letter code in order to describe its condition. The codes are as follows: VG- Like it just came off of the store shelf. GD- In good shape. But not store shelf level. PG- Book in good shape but maybe has torn or missing dust jacket. RC- Readers Copy. Book is in poor shape but still can be read. Not for collectors.

How to order books:
Most of the books listed will have one, and at the most two copies available. It is very important that you e-mail us first in order to reserve the book. Books will be held on a first come first serve manner. Once we receive and confirm your order you will be sent an invoice via e-mail with an order number that will enable you to pay via Billpoint. Buyer pays actual shipping cost and will be informed of this cost in our e-mail confirmation.

We now offer SECURE ONLINE PAYMENTS via Billpoint.

11 June 2002
WHY THE RUSSIANS LOST IN THE RECENT WAR- Includes comment by Fred T. Jane on the trial of Admiral Rojestvensky. [From the New York Sun.] (Ed. note: transcribed version reprinted in The Army and Navy Register, 11 August 1906) added to the Naval Battles Page. Thanks go out to Dr. Timothy L. Francis, Naval Historical Center for finding and contributing this article.

8 June 2002
THE CIRCUM-BAIKAL RAILROAD- [By Captain Sydney A. Cloman, General Staff, late attache with the Russian Army in Manchuria, in the Journal of the U. S. Infantry Association.] (Ed. note: transcribed version reprinted in The Army and Navy Register, 14 July 1906) added to the Land Battles page. Thanks go out to Dr. Timothy L. Francis, Naval Historical Center for finding and contributing this article.

5 June 2002
The Economic Effects of Japanese Militarism- Contributed by an unknown reader, no e-mail signature, this article addresses the question. Could Japan have industrialized so successfully without militarism? Nice coverage of the first Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars. Added to the documents page.

2 June 2002
THE "BLACK-DRAGON" STATEMENT OF JAPANESE POLICY IN CHINA AS A RESULT OF THE EUROPEAN WAR- Written in 1914 by the "Black Dragon Society" this document was the prelude to the infamous "21 Demands" both can be found on the Post War page.

31 May 2002
Battle Operations of the Second Division, second & third phases- added to the Battle of the Sea of Japan report of the Japanese General Staff on the Documents page.

28 May 2002
Battle Operations of the Second Division, the first phase- added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan report of the Japanese General Staff on the Documents page.

27 May 2002
Our Essay Contest Winner is- Alexandre Vikhrov for his essay entitled "Fatal Mistake Of Admiral Rozhestvensky." Alexandre's winning essay will be posted this week in both Russian and English. Congratulations!

24 May 2002
"21 Demands" The Japanese Move to Dominate China- Added to the Members Articles page, contributed by our own Carlos Rivera PHD LCDR USNR.

22 May 2002
Detailed Account of the Battle Operations of the First Division- added to The Battle of the Sea of Japan report of the Japanese General Staff on the Documents page.

20 May 2002
The Battle of the Sea of Japan- added (first two sections) to the Documents page.

19 May 2002
It has been two months since the launching of this site so we thought that we would share some stats. with you.
Number of Hits as of 19 May 2002: 101,335
Average Hits per day: 2,271
Kbytes of information downloaded: 1,191,525
We thank you all for your interest and support. As has been said before, we are trying to be the number one resource for people who are interested in this topic. Help make this site what you want, let us know what you would like to see here.

15 May 2002
Uriu's Battle Instructions- added to the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page.  Note: Today's posting of Uriu's Battle Instructions completes the Japanese Battle Instructions series. The tactical instructions for the Combined Fleet and its several divisions were used as the basis of the actions fought from the Battle of the Yellow Sea (10 August 1904) to the Battle of Tsushima (27 May 1905). There was not one action which was not founded upon them.

14 May 2002
A TREATY IN RELATION TO THE USE OF SUBMARINES AND NOXIOUS GASES IN WARFARE- added to the Post War page.

11 May 2002
Dewa's Battle Instructions- added to the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page.

8 May 2002- With the intention of expanding the subject matter of the site, it has been decided to change the title of the Effects page to Post War. This opens a larger area of investigation for our readers. Political, naval and military matters following the RJW will now be posted to this section. We welcome your contributions and suggestions.

7 May 2002
The Washington Conference of 1922- added to the Post War page.

6 May 2002
RJW Store Grand Opening- Have we got a surprise for the historian/collector. Enter Here

4 May 2002
Kamimura's Battle Instructions- added to the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page.

1 May 2002
Image Upload- Images uploaded for the use of our Message Board users. Enjoy!
Russian Naval War Games- added to the Documents Page. Very interesting!

30 April 2002
Message Board Opened- click here
Message Board Rules- This board is intended to be used by intelligent responsible adults. If you fail to meet these requirements you will be quickly banned from this board! Please restrict your discussions to the topic of this site.

27 April 2002
Image Gallery Updated- Now contains 89 images. There are some there that I know you have not seen before.

25 April 2002
Military victory, psychological shock and the imagination: why the Japanese succeeded at Portsmouth- by Dr. Timothy L. Francis, Naval Historical Center added to our Members Articles page.
The History of Anadyr- by Martin J. Bollinger added to our Members Articles page.

24 April 2002
Togo on Tsushima- Part V of Admiral Togo's After Action Report on the Battle of Tsushima has been added to the document already existing on the Documents page. This completes the report.

22 April 2002
Togo on Tsushima- Part IV of Admiral Togo's After Action Report on the Battle of Tsushima has been added to the document already existing on the Documents page.

20 April 2002
Togo on Tsushima- Part III of Admiral Togo's After Action Report on the Battle of Tsushima has been added to the document already existing on the Documents page.

19 April 2002
It has been one month since the launching of this site so we thought that we would share some stats. with you.
Number of Hits as of 18 April 2002: 36,086
Average Hits per day: 1,244
Kbytes of information downloaded: 549,933
We thank you all for your interest and support. As has been said before, we are trying to be the number one resource for people who are interested in this topic. Help make this site what you want, let us know what you would like to see here.

18 April 2002
Battle Damage Stats- added for Chemulpo, Kesshitai and Makaroff Arrives on the Naval Battle Stats. page. More to come.

17 April 2002
Togo on Tsushima- Part II of Admiral Togo's After Action Report on the Battle of Tsushima has been added to the document already existing on the Documents page.

16 April 2002
Uploaded a Sitemap- Mostly for those who do not want to use Flash or for those who know the site and want to navigate around quickly.

15 April 2002
Part II- added Part II of the Japanese Battle Instructions, Special Instructions for the First Division by Admiral Togo, to the Documents page, includes diagrams.
Togo on Tsushima- Part I of Admiral Togo's After Action Report on the Battle of Tsushima added to the Documents page. This part covers the fleets movements up to contact. The second part will cover the Fight of the Main Squadron and will be posted shortly.

12 April 2002
Section 5- added to Part I of the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page. This ends Part I, Part II will begin next week.
Members Articles- Anti-Torpedo Nets, by Phil Russell, owner of Navies in Transition. You can find a link to Phil's site on our Links page.

11 April 2002
Battle Damage Stats- added to The Battle of Port Arthur on the Naval Battle Stats page. Includes diagrams.
Section 4- added to Part I of the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page.

10 April 2002
Sections 2 & 3- added to Part I of the Japanese Battle Instructions on the Documents page.
Battle Damage Stats- added to Torpedo Attack, Port Arthur on the Naval Battle Stats page. Includes diagrams. More coming this week.

9 April 2002
Japanese Battle Instructions- Part I, Section 1added to the Documents page. Covers the general instructions to the Combined Fleet as well as the duties of each part of the fleet. Sections 2 & 3 of Part I will be posted tomorrow.

8 April 2002
"Sato Tetsutaro: Preparing for the Hypothetical Enemy, 1906-1916"- Added to the Members Articles page, contributed by our own Carlos Rivera PHD LCDR USNR. This article covers Japanese naval planning following the Russo Japanese War and will be added to our Post War page once it is released.

6 April 2002
Correction- Have corrected the vessels listed for the IJN 18th Torpedo-boat Division, on the Naval Battle Stats page. Thanks to Volkmar a reader in Germany for the heads-up.

5 April 2002
Battle of Nanshan- From Chapter III- of The Russo-Japanese War by Captain F.R. Sedgwick (R.F.A.), with map. Added to the Land Battles page.

4 April 2002
Naval Battle Charts- added to the Maps & Charts page as well as the articles.
Fleets 1905- added to the More Naval Battles page, list the Fleets as they were at Tsushima.

2 April 2002
XGH- added to the More Naval Battles page.
XGH stats- added to the Naval Battle Stats page.

1 April 2002
The Battle of Tiensuiten- Chapter 16 of With Kuroki in Manchuria by Frederick Palmer, added to the Land Battles page.

31 March 2002
Members Articles- "Smells Like Butter?" The Kaigun's Akiyama Saneyuki added to the Members Articles page. The paper covers the career of Akiyama Saneyuki the architect of the Japanese victory at Tsushima.

30 March 2002
Image Gallery Updated- Now contains 66 images. We are pleased to announce our photo service, see image gallery for details. Next upload will contain many land warfare images and will bring the gallery up to 100 images.

29 March 2002
Battle of the Yalu- Chapter 8 of With Kuroki in Manchuria by Frederick Palmer, includes map and what is probably the only unstaged video from the Russo Japanese War.

28 March 2002
Fleets of 1904- added to the More Naval Battles page. Fleet list includes names and squadrons as well as class.
Togo on Makaroff- Admiral Togo's after action report following the death of Admiral Makaroff added to the documents page.

27 March 2002
Server Updates- reconfigured server in order to speed up image downloads.

26 March 2002
Naval Battle Stats.- Updated, all engaged forces added for all naval battle articles, battle damage stats on the way.
1894 Japanese Proclamation- Japanese Declaration of War added to the Causes page.
1894 Chinese Proclamation- Chinese Declaration of War added to the Causes page.
Sino-Japanese War Overview- Added to the Causes page.
Mahan on the Yalu Battle- Article by A.T. Mahan on the Battle of the Yalu 1894, added to the causes page.

25 March 2002
Naval Battle Stats.- added to the naval battles page 2. This is a work in progress, all stats will be added for every battle covered. Have completed forces engaged list up to the first blocking attempt on Port Arthur. Will include battle damage inflicted for all forces.

24 March 2002
Aspects of the Russo-Japanese War- added to the documents page.

23 March 2002
Imperial Proclamation of War- added to the documents page.

22 March 2002
Human Bullets- Quote from Human Bullets by Lt. Tadayoshi Sakurai from chapter 26, on the Land Battles page.
Opened Image Gallery- 53 images.

21 March 2002
Togo's Report Port Arthur- After action report filed by Admiral Togo following the night torpedo attack, on the documents page..
Battle of the Yalu- Map added to the Maps & Charts page (land battle).

20 March 2002
The Treaty of Portsmouth- added to the documents page.
Paper by Kan'ichi Asakawa- added to the documents page.

Site Goes Live 19 March 2002
Site opens with the following articles:
Torpedo Attack Port Arthur- Port Arthur, Liaotung Peninsula, 8 February 1904, 2230 hrs. (interactive map)
Battle of Port Arthur- Port Arthur, Liaotung Peninsula, 9 February 1904, 1110 hrs.
Chemulpo- Chemulpo (Inchon), Korea, 9 February 1904, 1200 hrs.
Kesshitai- Port Arthur, Liaotung Peninsula, 24th February 1904, 0245 hrs.
Makaroff Arrives- Port Arthur, Liaotung Peninsula, 10 March 1904, 0400 hrs.
The Death of Makaroff- Port Arthur, Liaotung Peninsula, 13 April 1904, 0840 hrs.
The Battle of the Yellow Sea- The Yellow Sea, south of Encounter Rock, 10 August 1904, 1230 hrs.
End of the Line- Near La Perouse Strait, off Sakhalin Island, 20 August 1904, 1630 hrs.
Vladivostok Bombarded- Ussuri Bay, Vladivostok, 6 March 1904, 0700 hrs.
Admiral Bezobrasov Strikes- Tsushima Strait, Eastern Channel, 15 June 1904, 0715 hrs.
The Battle of Ulsan- Off Ulsan, Korea, in the Sea of Japan, 14 August 1904, 0500 hrs.
Tsushima- Tsushima Strait, Eastern Channel, 27 May 1905, 1339 hrs.
Dark Shadows- Flotilla Action Tsushima Strait, Eastern Channel, 27 May 1905, 2000 hrs.
XGH- The surrender of Admiral Nebogatov coming soon.
Root Causes- Introduction to the root causes of the war.