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Battle of Tsushima
日本海海戦
対馬沖海戦
alternative words: Battle of Japan sea, Battle of sea of Japan, Naval battle of Tsushima, Tsushima
keywords:
russia
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war
related topics:
Russo-Japanese war
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Mikasa
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Admiral Togo
related web sites:
http://www.z-flag.jp/suigun/naval/tsushima_war.html
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http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~nkgw/az0018.htm
explanation: In order to control the naval supremacy around Japan and to isolate Japanese troops in the continent, Russians sent Baltic fleet under the commandment of Admiral Rozhestvenskii. Japanese combined fleet directed by Admiral Togo intercepted it near Tsushima island on May 27, 1905. After a fierce battle which lasted until next day, Japanese succeeded to sink most of Russian ships. With the famous sentence, "the fate of the Empire depends on this battle", the battle began.
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French version