----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce H.G. Calder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Your History has Arrived <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 3:31 PM Subject: Bruce H.G. Calder's THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY 1905-05-27 Bruce H.G. Calder's May 27-28, 1905 THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY -Russo-Japanese War- The Baltic Squadron of Russia, underway since October of 1904 arrives too late on its Pacific Coast to help the Russian fleet in Port Arthur, so it is ordered north to Vladivostok. The large Russian force, (which includes eight battleships, eight cruisers, and four coast-defense ships is nonetheless of mixed quality and includes also many storeships and colliers,) move into the Tsushima Strait between Japan and Korea and are confronted by a Japanese force of four battleships and eight armoured cruisers. Admiral Togo commands the Japanese ships, and Admiral Rozhdestvenski (or perhaps Rozhdestvensky) is in command of the Russians. Togo had decided to wait for the Russians in home waters and correctly guessed that they would make for Vladivostok via the Tsushima Strait. With superior speed and manoeuvrability, Togo succeeded in "crossing the T" in which his fleet forming the bar of the T brought all guns to bear while the Russians' fire power is confined to the guns at the head of the column only. During the initial exchange of fire, many Russian shells fail to explode and the Japanese take the advantage. Fog sets in as the day progresses as the Russians continue northward losing more ships with each Japanese encounter. During the night, the Japanese send in torpedo boats to finish the job and by morning the Russians are left with two battleships, (its flagship is lost,) four cruisers, and a few other vessels. Second in command Admiral Nebogatov is forced to surrender and only three ships complete the trip to Vladivostok. This is one of the most one-sided naval engagements in history, and serves to awaken the world to the Japanese strength. Admiral Heihachiro Togo and the Battle of Tsushima http://www.mindspring.com/~photon/kongo/tsushima.html Russo-Japanese War http://www.infopls.com/ce5/CE045130.html The Laurels of Victory: Information Warfare in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) http://www.infowar.com/mil_c4i/mil_c4i_101297a.html-ssi Japanese Warships from 1900-1909 http://www.avonmaitland.on.ca/GDCI/courses/bmk4a/decades/1900/japan/99a_00_j apa03.htm Rozhdestvenski, Zinovi Petrovich http://www.dev.infoplease.com/ce5/CE044940.html ************************ SPECIAL FEATURE ************************ Chronology of the American Civil War ***************************************************************** "The Tea has been Thrown Overboard" November 8, 1860 (Last time - The palmetto flag is raised in defiance over the election of Lincoln.) The Charleston, South Carolina Mercury newspaper comments on the election of Abraham Lincoln as President, "The tea has been thrown overboard, the revolution of 1860 has been initiated." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Research Services What do you want to know today? Whether it's business, financial, legal, medical, educational, political, or ANY other subject - you get the information you need quickly and inexpensively. http://www.info-resource.com/ ================================================================= CALDER.NET Mailing Lists ----------------- http://www.calder.net/ -- To Subscribe To ---- Send e-mail to ---- THE-DAILY-INFO : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JOKE-OF-THE-DAY : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- To Cancel -------- Send e-mail to ---- THE-DAILY-INFO : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JOKE-OF-THE-DAY : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also subscribe and cancel your subscription on-line at http://www.calder.net/writeme/daily.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
