# Canonical recap data for Battle of Tsushima (1905)
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slug: battle-tsushima
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1905/battle-tsushima"
title: Battle of Tsushima
subtitle: Japan's decisive naval victory over Russia marked the first defeat of a European power by an Asian nation and reshaped global power balance.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1905-05-28
datePrecision: day
year: 1905
decade: 1900
country:
name: Russia
slug: russia
summaryShort: The Battle of Tsushima was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27–28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. A devastating defeat for the Imperial Russian Navy, the battle was the only decisive engagement ever fought between modern steel battleship fleets and the first in which wireless telegraphy (rad
summaryLong: The Battle of Tsushima was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27–28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. A devastating defeat for the Imperial Russian Navy, the battle was the only decisive engagement ever fought between modern steel battleship fleets and the first in which wireless telegraphy (radio) played a critically important role. The battle was described by contemporary Sir George Clarke as "by far the greatest and the most important naval event since Trafalgar". The battle is known in Japan as the Naval Battle of the Sea of Japan.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Tsushima"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima"
  title: Battle of Tsushima
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of Tsushima was the final naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 27–28 May 1905 in the Tsushima Strait. A devastating defeat for the Imper
wikidataQid: Q208127
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260526173838/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-26
  label: Battle of Tsushima
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima"
