Battle of Mukden 1905
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1905 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | China | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Russo-Japanese War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 41.7833, 123.4333 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Mukden (19 February – 10 March 1905) was fought in the Russo-Japanese War between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan near the town of Mukden (now Shenyang, China). Involving close to 550,000 troops and resulting in over 150,000 casualties, it was the largest battle of the war, as well as the last major engagement on land. The Battle of Mukden was a strategic victory for the Japanese that, coupled with their victory at sea in the Battle of Tsushima four months later, proved critical in ending the war in Japan's favour.
It was the largest modern-era battle fought prior to World War I, and possibly the largest battle in world history at that point. The scale of the battle, particularly in the amount of ordnance being expended, was unprecedented in world history. The Japanese side alone fired 20.11 million rifle and machine gun rounds and 279,394 artillery shells in just over ten days of fighting (while the Russians fired even more), matching the ammunition consumption of the German army in the entire 191-day Franco-Prussian War.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Mukden (revision 1380916190), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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