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War between Russia and Japan 1904-05, which
arose from conflicting ambitions in Korea and
Manchuria, specifically, the Russian
occupation of Port Arthur (modern Luda) 1896
and of the Amur province 1900. Japan
successfully besieged Port Arthur May
1904-Jan 1905, took Mukden 29 Feb-10 Mar, and
on 27 May defeated the Russian Baltic fleet,
which had sailed halfway around the world to
Tsushima Strait. A peace was signed in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, 23 Aug 1905.
Russia surrendered its lease on Port Arthur,
ceded S Sakhalin to Japan, evacuated
Manchuria, and recognized Japan's interests
in Korea.