Battle of Nanshan

When

24 May 1904 – 26 May 1904

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

39.08° N, 121.72° E

Description

1904 battle of the Russo-Japanese war

1904 battle in the Russo-Japanese War

The Battle of Nanshan , also known as the battle of Jinzhou or Chinchou, was one of many vicious land battles of the Russo-Japanese War. It took place on 24–26 May 1904 across a two-mile-wide defense line across the narrowest part of the Liáodōng Peninsula, covering the approaches to Port Arthur and on the 116-meter high Nanshan Hill, the present-day Jinzhou District, north of the city center of Dalian, Liaoning, Chi…

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• Russo-Japanese8 Feb 1904 · Interstate war · Deaths 151,831