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From the Yalu to Port Arthur

From the Yalu to Port Arthur

by Sir William Maxwell

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Author
Maxwell, William, Sir, 1860-1928
Original Publication
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1906.
Credits
Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject
Lüshun (China) -- History -- Siege, 1904-1905
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76216
Release Date
June 3, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.FROM THE YALU TO PORT ARTHUR
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.PREFATORY NOTE.
  5. 5.Contents of Chapters
  6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  7. 7.Chapter I THE ORIGIN OF THE WAR.
  8. 8.Chapter II JAPANESE STUDY OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
  9. 9.Chapter III THE JAPANESE SOLDIER AND RUSSIAN OPINION.
  10. 10.Chapter IV THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN AND THE JAPANESE LEADERS.
  11. 11.Chapter V THE LANDING IN KOREA.
  12. 12.Chapter VI THE NORTHERN ADVANCE.
  13. 13.Chapter VII EN ROUTE FOR THE FRONT.
  14. 14.Chapter VIII THE VALLEY OF THE YALU.
  15. 15.Chapter IX BRIDGING THE YALU.
  16. 16.Chapter X PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
  17. 17.Chapter XI THE FIRST ENCOUNTER.
  18. 18.Chapter XII THE PASSAGE OF THE YALU.
  19. 19.Chapter XIII THE PURSUIT AND THE LESSONS.
  20. 20.Chapter XIV AFTER THE BATTLE.
  21. 21.Chapter XV “THE PEACE OF THE EAST.” ANTUNG CITY.
  22. 22.Chapter XVI THE MARCH INTO MANCHURIA. FENG-HOANG-CHENG.
  23. 23.Chapter XVII THE SOLDIER AND HIS WAR SONGS.
  24. 24.Chapter XVIII IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. A SHINTO SERVICE.
  25. 25.Chapter XIX A BUDDHIST CEREMONY.
  26. 26.Chapter XX WHY THE JAPANESE LINGERED AT FENG-HOANG-CHENG.
  27. 27.Chapter XXI ADVANCE TOWARD LIAO-YANG.
  28. 28.Chapter XXII ATTACK ON MOU-TIEN-LING.
  29. 29.Chapter XXIII ASSAULT ON CHAOTOA.
  30. 30.Chapter XXIV THE ADVANCE ON LIAO-YANG. A GENERAL ACTION.
  31. 31.Chapter XXV ATTACK ON YU-SHU-LING. A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER.
  32. 32.Chapter XXVI THE BATTLE OF LIAO-YANG. PREPARING THE WAY.
  33. 33.Chapter XXVII THE RUSSIAN ARMY RETIRES ON LIAO-YANG.
  34. 34.Chapter XXVIII THE ASSAULT ON LIAO-YANG.
  35. 35.Chapter XXIX CAPTURE OF LIAO-YANG.
  36. 36.Chapter XXX KUROKI CROSSES THE TAI-TSU.
  37. 37.Chapter XXXI RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
  38. 38.Chapter XXXII BATTLE OF THE SHA-HO. THE RUSSIAN ATTACK.
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIII A GALLANT FIGHT.
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIV A HARD-WON VICTORY.
  41. 41.Chapter XXXV THE LAST STRUGGLE.
  42. 42.Chapter XXXVI A FORLORN HOPE.
  43. 43.Chapter XXXVII THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW.
  44. 44.Chapter XXXVIII MUKDEN IN SIGHT. STORMING A HILL.
  45. 45.Chapter XXXIX THE STORY OF A FAMOUS BRIGADE.
  46. 46.Chapter XL TO PORT ARTHUR.
  47. 47.Chapter XLI THE SURRENDER
  48. 48.Chapter XLII THE TWO LEADERS.
  49. 49.Chapter XLIII WHY DID GENERAL STOESSEL SURRENDER?
  50. 50.Chapter XLIV JAPANESE GUNS AND HORSES.
  51. 51.Chapter XLV CHILDREN AND THE WAR.
  52. 52.Chapter XLVI COMRADES AT LAST. AN INCIDENT OF BATTLE.
  53. 53.APPENDIX. — GENERAL FUJII’S STUDY OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY. — RUSSIAN ESTIMATE OF THE JAPANESE SOLDIER.

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