The Battle of Mukden
08/12/24 • 20 min
Japan's victory at Mukden, forged on a winter battlefield requiring relentless sacrifice, shattered the old world order, compelling the great powers to the negotiating table. The end of the Russo-Japanese War was not just a cessation of hostilities—it was the birth of Japan as a military titan, a force that the world could no longer dare to ignore.
Mukden. 19 February - 10 March, 1905. Russo-Japanese War.
Japanese: 200,00 to 320,000 soldiers; 53,000 to 70,000 KIA.
Russian: 200,000 to 310,000 soldiers; 20,000 to 156,000 KIA.
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Japan's victory at Mukden, forged on a winter battlefield requiring relentless sacrifice, shattered the old world order, compelling the great powers to the negotiating table. The end of the Russo-Japanese War was not just a cessation of hostilities—it was the birth of Japan as a military titan, a force that the world could no longer dare to ignore.
Mukden. 19 February - 10 March, 1905. Russo-Japanese War.
Japanese: 200,00 to 320,000 soldiers; 53,000 to 70,000 KIA.
Russian: 200,000 to 310,000 soldiers; 20,000 to 156,000 KIA.
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www.HistorysGreatestBattles.com
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https://covertwars.com
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Trenton; 26 December, 1776.
American Revolutionary Forces: ~ 2500 militia.
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Additional Reading and Reference Materials:
- Carr, William. The Origin of the Wars of German Unification.
- Forster, Stig. On the Road to Total War: The American Civil War and the Franco-German War.
- Aronson, Theo. The Fall of the Third Napoleon.
- Fuller, J.F.C. A Military History of the Western World.
- Howard, Michael. The Franco-Prussian War.
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History's Greatest Battles - The Battle of Mukden
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Welcome to History's Greatest Battles. Season One, Episode four; the Battle of Mukden of the Russo-Japanese War. 19th of February 1905 to the 10th of March 1905.
Sources vary, but leading historians believe the japanese had from 200,000 to 320,000 soldiers in five merging armies. While the Russians had between 200,000 to 310,000 soldiers in three armies.
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