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Captain Mott describes the use of machine guns, field artillery, and bayonets on the battlefield. Mott cites an article from the Russian military newspaper Rousskii Invalid as his source.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-19
This map is a route sketch of the march of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army from Feng-huang-cheng to Renshanguan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-30
A map of the area around Liaoyang and Kansuiten.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-30
This map shows troop movements between Kansuiten and Motion Pass. A detailed description can be found in Peyton Conway March’s report of July 30, 1904.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-17
This report describes the “operations of the 2nd Division, First Japanese Army, during its advance from Feng-huang-cheng, Manchuria toward Liao-yang.” Included are descriptions of battles between the Russian and Japanese armies, such as the fighting around Motion Pass. The report lists troop movements and casualties. Captain March notes that the Japanese have an excellent spy system.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-30
The Office of Naval Intelligence reports on Japanese and Russian troop positions and movements. It is speculated that the Japanese troops may be planning to strike at the railroad line from Tashichiao to Liaoyang and that the Russian forces in the Liam River Valley are threatened. Included is a quote from the letter of a naval attaché at Tokyo which shows “the confidence with which the Japanese began the war.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-22
Reports indicate General Pavel I. Mischenko of Russia and his Cossack troops have deliberately invaded neutral territory in China. Because China seems unwilling to enforce its neutrality, it is believed that Japan must protect itself against the Russian raids that violate neutral territory.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01
This report details the locations and movements of Japanese and Russian forces in Manchuria on October 10, 1904. The accompanying map places the troops between Mukden and Liaoyang.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-10