Northern Eurasia, 27 May 1905: Battle of Tsushima
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Political map of Russia & the former Soviet Union on 27 May 1905 (Late Tsarist Russia: Battle of Tsushima), showing the following events: Free Japanese Brigade; Siege of Port Arthur; Dogger Bank Incident; Battle of Tsushima.

Austria-
Hungary

Egypt(Br. occ.)

Manchuria(Rus. occ.)

Afghanistan(Br. prot.)

Korea(Jap. occ.)

Norway(to Swed.)

Khiva(Rus. prot.)

Bukhara(Rus. prot.)

Spitsbergen(uninh.)

Port
Arthur(Jap. occ.)

Jun–Jul 1904Japanese irregulars
land in Kamchatka

Jul 1904–Jan 1905Port Arthur surrenders
to Japanese

Oct 1904Russian Baltic Fleet,
en route to Asia,
accidentally fires on
British trawlers

27 May 1905Russian Baltic Fleet
arrives and is defeated
by Japanese navy

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