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  Yalu River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yalu (Amnok) River is a river on the border between China and North Korea.
The Korean side of the river was heavily industrialized during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945), and by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea.
The river is important for hydroelectric power, and one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Asia is in Sup'ung Rodongjagu, 100 m high and over 850 m long, located upstream from Sinuiju, North Korea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yalu_River   (317 words)

  
 Learn more about List of battles (alphabetical) in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Battle of Covadonga - 722 - Moslem Conquest of Spain
Battle of Mohacs - 1526 - Turkish Conquest of Hungary
Battle of Pavia (773) - Conquests of Charlemagne
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_battles__alphabetical_.html   (4758 words)

  
 Battle of Tsushima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬海戦), commonly known as the "Sea of Japan Naval Battle" (Japanese: 日本海海戦) in Japan, was the last and most decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905.
In this battle the Japanese fleet under Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroyed two-thirds of the Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski.
At the battle of Tsushima Admiral Togo was the officer commanding in Mikasa (the other divisions being commanded by Vice Admirals, Rear Admirals, Commodores and Captains and Commanders for the destroyer divisions).
www.butte-silverbow.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Battle_of_Tsushima   (1191 words)

  
 Yalu River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The river is almost 800 km long and receives the water from over 30,000 km² of land.
The river basin is the site where the kingdom of (Click link for more info and facts about Goguryeo) Goguryeo rose into power.
Since the early 1990's, the river has frequently been crossed by undocumented migrants from (A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) North Korea to (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/Y/Ya/Yalu_River.htm   (375 words)

  
 The Battle of the Yalu, 17 September 1894   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
When the battle was over, and lost, Togo swore on the graves of his ancestors that Japan would never again suffer the humiliation of being unable to meet an aggressor at sea, ship for ship, gun for gun.
Offshore, at the mouth of the river, the escorting force of two battleships, nine cruisers, four gunboats and six torpedo boats had anchored, forming a shield to prevent any interference with the landings from seaward.
Interested observers, especially the Europeans, considered the Battle of the Yalu River to have been a victory for the Chinese, for although the Japanese appeared to have won the day they failed to prevent the landing of Chinese troops, which was the primary object of their attack.
www.russojapanesewar.com /yalu1894.html   (4725 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Japan severed relations on February 4, 1904, although war was not declared until after the beginning of hostilities on February 8th.
On May 1, the Battle of the Yalu River, in which Japanese troops stormed a Russian position after an unopposed crossing of the river, was the first major land battle of the war.
He intercepted them in the Tsushima Strait between Korea and Japan, and in the Battle of Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905, the more modern Japanese fleet, numerically inferior but with superior speed and firing range, shelled the Russian fleet mercilessly, destroying all eight of their battleships.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Russo-Japanese_War   (1278 words)

  
 List of battles 1901-2000 - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
1915 Battle of Afiun-Kara-Hissar - Turkish assimilation of Armenians
1942 Battle of Dieppe August 19 - "Operation Jubilee" was an Allied attack on the German occupied port of Dieppe in France.
1944 Battle of Peleliu September 17 - A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/List_of_battles_1901-forward   (2185 words)

  
 BATTLE OF THE YALU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Draw a line approximately north and south through Wiju and both banks to the east were already in possession of the Japanese on the night of the 30th.
Such is the concentration of thought and gaze in the development of one particular phase such a spectacle, that you might be missing completely something new and vital to the whole which is passing at the other end of the field.
It was as if the battle had been arranged for him and he had been taken to the best position for seeing its theatrical effects.
www.russojapanesewar.com /palmer-8.html   (3245 words)

  
 List of battles 1901-2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
1912 Battle of Lemnos (Oct 8)- Greek Marines Occupy the Ottoman held port of Moudros on the Island of Lemnos
It is soon to become the descisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat.
1942 Battle of Stalingrad August 22 - February 2 1943 - City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from November 23 the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history, 1.8 millions dead approx.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-battles-1901-2000.htm   (3359 words)

  
 Revolution and Other Essays: The Yellow Peril
It would be of exceptional advantage to the correctness of appreciation did he cross over the Yalu on the heels of a hostile and alien army.
He prepares for it, endures it, and survives it, and when the tide of battle sweeps by, the thunder of the guns still reverberating in the distant canyons, he is seen calmly bending to his usual tasks.
Religion, as a battle for the right in our sense of right, as a yearning and a strife for spiritual good and purity, is unknown to the Japanese.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /London/Writings/Revolution/yellow.html   (3647 words)

  
 Battle of Yalu River, 30 April-1st May 1904   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Yalu River, battle of, 30 April-1st May 1904 (Korea)
Lasting from 30 April to 1st May 1904 the battle of Yalu river was a victory for the Japanese who in defeating the Russian army showed that an Oriental Army could defeat a European one, seriously damaging Russian prestige in the process.
The Yalu river divides Korea from Manchuria and this victory in the Russo-Japanese War allowed Iwao Oyama's forces to cross the river and enter Manchuria.
www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_yalu.html   (154 words)

  
 NTU Info Centre: Russo-Japanese War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
On the night of February 8, the Japanese fleet under Admiral Heihachiro Togo opened the war with a surprise torpedo attack on the Russian ships at Port Arthur, badly damaging two Russian battleships.
These battles, including the Battle of Nanshan on May 25, were marked by heavy Japanese losses attacking entrenched Russian positions, but the Russians remained passive and failed to counterattack.
1904 Battle of Port Arthur, February 8: Japan defeats Russia
www.nowtryus.com /article:Russo-Japanese_War   (1261 words)

  
 Battle of Yalu River
Battle of Yalu River (1894), during the First Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Yalu River (1904), during the Russo-Japanese War
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_yalu_river   (136 words)

  
 The Battleship Kongo
The consensus of opinion seems to be that the "battle cruiser" was misconceived -- neither fish nor fowl: too much of a battleship to be relegated to cruiser tasks, but too little of a battleship to be hazarded in the line-of-battle.
In the following Battle of the Yellow Sea, 10 August 1904, although there were no decisive losses, the Russians were hurt enough to return to Port Arthur, except for the Tsessarevitch, which headed for a neutral Chinese port and was interned for the duration of the War.
There were other advantages too, however, and the Battle of Tsushima, 27-28 May 1905, turned out to be one of the more decisive naval battles in history, with most of the Russian fleet, including all the battleships, either sunk or captured.
www.friesian.com /kongo.htm   (6746 words)

  
 Battle Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Alma, battle of the 20 September 1854 (Crimea)
Leipzig, battle of ('The Battle of Nations'), 16-18 October 1813
Thielt (or Hackespol), battle of, 21 June 1128 (Flanders)
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 Yalu River - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Yalu River - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Yalu River - Your Art History Reference Guide!
The river is important for hydroelectric power, and one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Asia is in Sup'ung Rodongjagu, 100 m high and over 850 m long, located upstream from Sinuiju.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Yalu   (311 words)

  
 Zion's Watchtower - July 1904
Until that battle had been fought the white race, though deeply impressed with the capacity of the Japanese and the devoted courage of Japanese sailors, was still unconvinced that a Japanese army could rival or defeat a European force of anything like adequate dimensions.
On the contrary, as the Apostle points out, we are to have on the armor of God, the armor of righteousness; we are to fortify our hearts against the attack of spiritual enemies in every direction; we are to note the quarter from which the enemies are to be expected--the world, the flesh, the Adversary.
The battles of typical Israel represented or prefigured and illustrated the battles in which we spiritual Israelites are to engage and the victories which we are to win on a higher plane, for we contend not with flesh and blood, but with principalities and powers and wicked spirits in places of influence.
www.agsconsulting.com /htdbnon/htdb0350.htm   (17156 words)

  
 Russo-Japanese War
Russia lost battles at Fuhsien and Liaoyang in the summer, but began receiving troops over the Trans-Siberian Railroad and counterattacked in the fall.
From late February through early March, the two forces committed over one-half million men at the battle of Mukden with both suffering heavy casualties.
Mukden, the last major land battle of the war, was followed by the decisive naval Battle of Tsushima in May 1905.
nmhm.washingtondc.museum /exhibits/mcgee/mcgee.html   (425 words)

  
 Russo-Japanese War - surprise victory for Japan
That a non-Western country could defeat an established power in such a large military conflict was particularly inspiring to various anti-colonial independence movements around the world.
Other dates: Relations severed February 4, 1904; war declared Feb. 10; battle of the Yalu c.
24-Sept. 4; battle of the Shaho Oct. 9-16; (Dogger Bank incident October 21): Roosevelt offers mediation June 8, 1905; talks open August 10.
www.japan-101.com /history/russo.htm   (351 words)

  
 Yalu River
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The river's name is 鴨綠江 in Chinese characters, and is pronounced as Yalü Jiang in Mandarin, as Amnok-gang in Korean and as Oryoku-ko in Japanese.
The river is important for hydroelectric power, and one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Asia is the Sup'ung-nodongjagu, upstream from Shinŭiju.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/yalu_river   (358 words)

  
 Russo-Japanese War - The Outbreak of the War
Feb.06 > A Japanese Naval war council is held at Sasebo; Togo informs his officers of the impending attack on Port Arthur [early.AM] - the Japanese main fleet under Togo sails for Port Arthur [900.AM] - the Japanese squadron under Uryu sails for Korea [early afternoon]
Feb.16 > The Japanese begin occupying Korea in force: the Japanese 12th Division lands at Chemulpo - ~Japanese troops begin advancing north toward the Yalu - the First Japanese Army is organized
Apr.18 > Kuropatkin orders the weak Russian force on the Yalu to avoid a decisive battle - he is ignored by General Zasulitch, the local commander
cnparm.home.texas.net /Wars/RusJp/RusJp02.htm   (1398 words)

  
 River
1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon
1498 Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela
1415 King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River
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 ZenithPress.com - Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 - by GEOFFREY JUKES
When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight.
However, after years of planning, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Port Arthur, on the Liaoyang Peninsula in 1904 and the war that followed saw Japan win major battles against Russia.
This book explains the background and outbreak of the war, then follows the course of the fighting at Yalu River, Sha-ho, and finally Mukden, the largest battle anywhere in the world before the First World War.
www.zenithpress.com /ProductDetails_9698.ncm   (325 words)

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