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title: "Russo-Japanese War Battle of Mukden"
year: 1905
country: "Russia"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1905/battle-mukden"
slug: "battle-mukden"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1904-02-08"
endDate: "1905-09-05"
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# Russo-Japanese War Battle of Mukden

> The largest land battle of the early 20th century shattered European myths of Russian invincibility and triggered the 1905 Russian Revolution.

## Summary

The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. The major land battles of the war were fought on the Liaodong Peninsula and near Mukden in Southern Manchuria, with naval battles taking place in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.

## Sources

- [Russo-Japanese War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1905/battle-mukden