Kasagi, 128, 138, 223, 232–9, 251, 294–5, 301, 303–4, 315; (10 Aug.), 370–413; (11 Aug.), 418, 452; her class and design, 528; disposition, Dec. 1903, 76–7.
Kasuga, 50, 52, 54–5, 58–9, 83, 173, 176–7, 185, 189, 196, 223, 294, 298, 301, 305, 314, 317, 354, 358, 361, 368, 450, 458–9, 462; her suitability for bombarding, 176, 185; injured and sent home, 233; rejoins, 295; (10 Aug.), 370–413; (11 Aug.), 417, 419; her class and design, 528.
Kataoka, Vice-Admiral Shichiro (Third Squadron), 73, 76–8, 88–9, 130, 232, 294, 297, 301, 303, 305, 317, 450; placed under Togo, 141; his escort and support duties, 142–3, 189, 199, 208, 213–5, 269; commands Tsushima guard, 160–1, 173; withdrawn from Straits, 208; his conference with Oku, 213; his operations in Kerr Bay, 228–32; his demonstration off Talien-hwan, 251–2; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–413; his support operations, 462–4.
Kato, Captain, Kamimura’s Chief of Staff, 343, 349.
Kawamura, Lieutenant-General Baron (10th Division): lands at Nanchien, 245–6; joins hands with Kuroki, 246; commands Fourth Army, 271; captures Hsiu-Yen, 272; his advance delayed, 292, 296, 301, 310–1.
Kempenfelt: his dictum (1782), 46.
Kerr Bay, 216, 221, 242, 294; mined, 121; Kataoka’s operations in, 228–32. 301.
Kharbin: saved from Boxers, 20; Russia occupies, 20–1; in Russian War Scheme, 23; Russia agrees to evacuate, 27; in Japanese War Scheme, 67, 201, 203.
Kii Channel, as defended area, 133.
Killed (see Casualties).
Kil-Tsiou, 192.
Kinchau, 220, 242, 253, 269, 329; its bombardment, 229, 231, 243–4; Japanese repulsed at, 254; evacuated by Russians, 254; Japanese Naval Guns at, 365; Russian garrison at, 515–6.
Kinchau Bay, 459; Rear-Admiral Togo supports Army from, 243–4, 272–3.
Kinshau Maru, Japanese transport sunk by Russians, 193, 195.
Kirin, 20, 23, 27, 40, 201, 203.
Knight Commander, British Steamer captured by Russians, 342, 345.
Kojedo: Russia obtains depôt in, 18–9; (see also Sylvia Basin).
Kondratenko, Major-General (Fortress Zone), 262, 276, 515; his personality, 275.
Korea: its analogy with Low Countries, 1–3; cause of China War, 5, 6; efforts to control, 6–10; its partition proposed, 9; under Protocol of Moscow, 9; invasion by Japan expected, 12, 23, 63; struggle for Sylvia Basin, 18; Russia fails to get base in, 19; under Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 22, 36–7; its importance to Japan, 7, 29, 36–7; Japan insists on its independence, 22, 37; Japanese practise landing in, 50; their readiness for it, 53, 56; Russian measures against, 57–8, 60–1; compared with Torres Vedras, 64; as primary object, 64–8; diplomatic struggle for its control renewed, 81; its neutrality, 89, 110, 115–7; situation at Seoul (Feb.), 111; Seoul occupied by Japanese, 132; southern Korea occupied, 133, 137; Japanese send special envoy to, 160.
Koreetz, at Chemulpho, 62, 109, 111; unable to communicate, 62; her engagement, 116–8; blown up, 118; her class and design, 473, 537.
Korsakovsk (coaling station), 341, 346, 351, 455.
Kostenko, Brigadier-General, 259, 260.
Kozakavitcha Island, 143–4.
Kugero, 411; her class and design, 531.
Kurino, Mr., Japanese Minister to Russia, 36–7, 56, 59, 80, 83; breaks off relations, 87.
Kuroki, General Baron (First Army), his appreciation, 158; his plan of advance, 159; arrives at Chinampho, 160–1; asks for naval assistance, 167, 173; delayed by weather, 178; leaves Anju for the front, 187; arrives at Wiju, 191; crosses the Yalu, 206–7; joins hands with Kawamura, 246; threatens Russian communications, 265; provides advance guard for Kawamura, 271; his advance delayed, 292, 296, 301, 310–1.
Kuropatkin, General (Minister of War), his appreciations (1899), 16; (1902), 28; (1903), 35, 40–1, 49, 52, 53, 60–1; (1904), 63, 71, 205, 225–6, 228, 265; his mission to Far East, 35–6; granted leave of absence, 37; returns to duty, 49; his efforts to avert war, 49, 53, 56; his plan of campaign, 63, 65; appointed Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria, 63, 146; in his orders to Zasulich, 204, 207; his orders to Stessel, 205; his bewilderment as to enemy, 219–23, 226; orders general retirement, 222; his intelligence as to landings, 242–3, 246; his orders as to Nanshan, 252, 519, 520; assumes the offensive, 264–5, 270, 272–4, 280–1; proposed date of advance, 460; in battle of Liau-yang, 467; concentrates at Mukden, 467.
Kwang-chauwan, acquired by France, 11.
Kwang-tung, acquired by Russia, 9–11; her territory increased, 17–20; Russian plans as to, 24–5; Kuropatkin urges its restitution, 53; Japanese subjects leave, 59; its commercial blockade, 267–8; its garrison (May), 515–20.
Kyau-chau (German base), 10, 274, 451–2; Tzesarevich interned at, 409, 452, 456; destroyers interned at, 418–9, 456.
Lamsdorf, Count, Russian Foreign Minister, 21, 28, 37–8, 49, 52, 56, 59, 60, 80, 83.
Landing: Russian views as to Japanese, 42, 71, 158; of Russians contemplated in Japan, 49, 63, 65; exercises carried out by Japanese in Korea, 50; Japanese readiness for, 53, 56; Russia’s measures against, 57–8, 60, 63; Togo’s covering dispositions for, 74; proposed at Chemulpho, 80–1, at Asan, 80–1, at Basil Bay, 81; advanced guard entrains, 84; Japanese system, 113, 199; authority of Senior Naval Officer over, 114; navy selects and seizes place, 123, 174, 199, 215–7; Makarov’s plans for dealing with, 155; places at which expected, 202–4; use of native boats for, 84, 113, 167, 217, 219, 245; of advanced guard at Chemulpho, 112–5; covering arrangements for, 73, 78–9, 85–7, 90–1, 109–11; of First Army at Chemulpho, 126–8; at Chinampho, 142–3, 159–61; of Second Army at Yentoa Bay, 174–5, 188, 197, 200, 219, 225–7, 244, 247, 269; escort and support for, 189, 198–9, 212–13; its plan, 199; arrangements for its cover, 212, 223–4; navy’s part in the landing, 215, 217; disembarkation staff work, 218; comments on arrangements, 219, 227; point of landing changed, 225; of Xth Division at Nanchien, 231, 245–6, secrecy as to, 189–91.
Lao-tso-shan, struggle for, 313, 327, 355, 357; naval guns at, 365.
La Pérouse Strait, 340–1, 350–1, 455.
Lena, auxiliary cruiser, 319, 343, 432.
Lessar, Monsieur, Russian Minister at Peking, 35.
Liau River, Russia occupies, 20–1; agrees to evacuate, 27; Sivuch in, 273, 353–4, 363; Japanese reconnaissance of, 242, 273, seize, 353–4, their flotilla on, 362–3.
Liau-yang, Russian plans as to, 23–5, 34, their concentration at, 40, 43, 132, 157, 159, 187–8, 202–3; Japanese concentric advance on, 68, 292, 296, 301, 310–11, 362, 450; battle of, 467.
Liau-ti-shan, 134; light kept burning, (8–9 Feb.), 93; light helps attackers, 95–6.
Liautung, acquired but given up by Japan (1895), 6, 9; acquired by Russia (1898), 9, 11; Russia’s territory in, increased (1899), 18, 20.
Lieutenant Burakov, her blockade running, 328; sunk, 332; her class and design, 540.
Light, its influence on operations, &c., 134, 148, 164, 306–8, 316, 324–5, 401, 406, 436.
Lights (navigational), their proposed destruction, 47; Liau-ti-shan helps attackers (8, 9 Feb.), 93, 95–6; extinguished in Tsugaru straits, 339.
(Ship) extinguished in some Russian ships, 92, in lessen’s squadron, 350; failure of electric, in ships, 99; Holmes used as ruse, 146, 149.
Limited War, principles of a, 65–7.
Lines of communication (see Communications).
Linevich, Lieutenant-General (Ussuri District), 145.
Loshchinski, Rear-Admiral (Floating Defence of Port Arthur), 123, 464, 473; takes charge of mining, 121–2; his capacity, 300; his tactical support, 313, 366, 368; offers a diversion, 369.
Losses (Japanese), Hatsuse, 234–5; Kaimon, 328; Kasuga, 233; Miyako, 232; Oshima, 243; Tatsuta, 239; Yashima, 234–8; Yoshino 233; destroyer, 243; torpedo-boat, 232; transports and merchant ships, 130, 194–5, 286–7, 289, 320, 325, 338–9, 345.
(Russian), Askold, interned, 457; Boyarin, 121; Diana, interned, 457; Koreetz, 114–9; Mandzhur, interned, 130–1, Novik, 456; Petropavlovsk, 182, 184; Rurik, 445, 448; Sivuch, 363; Tzesarevich, interned, 456; Varyag, 114–8; Yenisei, 121; destroyers, 136, 148–50, 165, 180, 259, 281, 332, 428; destroyers interned, 418–9, 456–8; torpedo-boat, 320; Volunteer Fleet vessels and merchant ships, 88–9, 102.
Louisburg, analogy with Port Arthur, 266.
Lumbermen on Yalu come to blows, 49.
Lutin Rock mine field, 179, 182.
Madritov, Colonel, joint manager of Bezobrazov’s company, forced to resign commission, 35.
Magazines, instance of protection afforded by bunkers, 99.
Maizuru (Naval Base), its analogy with Rosyth, 7; Russian views as to, 47; as defended area, 133; its flotilla withdrawn, 189.
Makarov, Vice-Admiral Stepan Osipovich (Port Arthur, or Main Squadron), his appreciations (Feb.), 92, 146–8, (March), 152–5, (April), 169; appointed, 139; his proposals on arrival, 146; negatived, 147; his personality, 147–8; tries a rescue 150–1; inspires confidence of his men, 148, 152, 158; his views as to inefficiency of squadron, 153–5, 170–1, 179; his plan of campaign and fighting instructions, 155–6, 191, 491–502; comments thereon, 157; his reported decision to take the offensive, 159; his anti-blocking measures, 162, 169; Togo’s appreciation of him, 172–3; orders reconnaissance of Elliot Islands, 170, 178; remains up all night, 179; makes a sortie, 181; neglects preliminary sweep, 182; his death, 184; its result, 186; his advice as to Nanshan, 249; his cruises, 11 March, 153, 159, 161; 26 March, 164; 11 April, 171, 178.
Makung (Flotilla Base), 7.
Manchuria, Russian merchantman, captured, 102.
Manchuria: occupied by Russia, 20; Japan recognises Russian interests in, 29, 37, 55; Russia begins to evacuate, 27, 29, 31, claims special interests in, 29, 37, stops evacuation of, 40, 42, 49, reoccupies Mukden, 50; Japan insists on evacuation of, 48, 50; Kuropatkin urges uselessness of, 52–3; as buffer territory, 66; Japanese plans as to, 66–7.
Mandzhur, interned at Shanghai, 131; her class and design, 473, 537.
Marksmanship (2–3 May), 210; (10 Aug.), 391–2; (19 Aug.), 455.
Masampho, occupied by Japan, 85, 88–9.
Matsumoto, Captain, 251.
Matsushima, cable to Chukupen Bay, 320; look-out station established at, 420.
Matsushima, 208, 294–7, 302–5, 315, 354, (10 Aug.) 370–413, (11 Aug.) 419; her class and design, 528; disposition, Dec. 1903, 77–8.
Matusevich, Rear-Admiral, Chief of Staff, 300, 360.
Medical (see also Casualties), hospital ships, fleet auxiliaries, 77–8; staff in Naval Brigade, 200, 365–6; party landed for Dalny Hospital, 465.
Mercantile auxiliaries (see Auxiliaries).
Mercantile Marine (see also British Merchantmen, Neutrals, Trade): Russians hope for panic in, 47–8; demands on, for blocking Port Arthur, 79, 173–4, 198; vessels of, sunk, 130, 194–5, 286–7, 289, 320, 339.
Russian: vessels captured, 88, 102; vessels used in boom defence, 162.
Merchant cruisers, 58, 77–8, 83, 135, 142–3, 199, 214, 268, 319, 343, 425, 432.
Metre (174) Hill, Battle of, 460.
Miau-tau group of islands, their strategical value, 17–8, 25, 58, 268; Makarov cruises as far as, 159.
Mikasa (Togo’s flagship), 102–4, 173, 185, 294, 305, 315, (10 Aug.), 370–413; her damages, 381, 385, 387, 390–3; (11 Aug.), 417–9; her class and design, 529; disposition, Dec. 1903, 76–7.
Military situation (15–25 Feb.), 133–4; (7–11 March), 159–60; (28 March–7 April), 166–8; (22 April), 191–2; (24–5 April), 197–8; (11 May), 229; (15 May), 239; (24 May), 250; (12 June), 280–1; (23 June), 292, 310; (24 July), 353; (14 Aug.) 450; (Sept.), 468.
Mine fields, effect on ships, 182–4, 234–5, 254, 301, 308–9, 411–2; near Encounter Rock, 377–9.
Mine-laying operations, Japanese: at Sasebo and Takeshiki, 83; at Port Arthur, dummies, 146, 149, 185, 224; offensive mining, 176–7, 179–80; by blockships, 209–10; to close the entrance, 230, 240–1, 268–9, 274, 297, 362, 412; near the surface, 464; in the open sea, 377–9; dominates Russian, 329; off Vladivostok, 196.
Russian; Loshchinski, in charge, 121; scheme of, 203; for defence of Nanshan, 121–2, 253, 517; their effect, 257, 263; off Port Arthur, 170, 464; at sea off Port Arthur, 233–4, the result, 234–5, a missed opportunity, 235–6; in Dalny Bay, 312–3; dominate Japanese, 355.
Mines, losses by (Japanese): Chiyoda, 356; Hatsuse, 234–5; Kaimon, 328; Miyako, 232; Yashima, 234–8; destroyer, 243; torpedo-boat, 232; blockships, 210:
(Russian): Bayan, 358; Boyarin, 121; Petropavlovsk, 182, 184; Pobeyda, 183; Sevastopol, 309, 463; mine-layers, 121, 299; mine-sweepers, 358; destroyers, 464;
Mine-sweeping operations; Japanese: 356–7, 458; of islands, 190; of Kerr Bay, 228, 302; in Kinchau Bay, 244, 253; in Talien-hwan, 269, 274, 292, 313, 329, 331; dominate Russian, 329, 367.
Russian, 357; intended, 13 April, 179, neglected, 182, result, 184; off Port Arthur, 241, 278, 300–1, 367, 370–3, 461.
Mining transports, Russian, 536–539.
Mishchenko, General, 132, 228, 246.
Mist (see Weather).
Misu, Rear Admiral, 77, 189, 423.
Miura, Rear Admiral, 239; establishes base in Elliot Islands, 199, 213, 215; his mine-sweeping in Talien-hwan, 292; advances landing-place to Dalny, 312.
Miyako, 208; sunk by mine, 232; her class and design, 529; disposition, Dec. 1903, 77–8.
Mobilisation, Japanese, 50, 54, 84; effect of its postponement, 122–3, 468.
Moscow, Protocol of, 9.
Mu-i-tau, 142.
Mukden, Russia occupies, 20; her plans as to, 23; she agrees to evacuate, 27; she evacuates part of province, 29; she stops evacuation, 40, 42; she re-occupies, 50; Kuropatkin concentrates at, after Liau-yang, 467.
Mukden, Volunteer Fleet vessel, captured by Japanese, 89.
Murakami, Captain, commands Chiyoda, 110–1, 356.
Musashi, 338; her class and design, 529.
Nadyein, General, 255.
Nagasaki, as defended area, 133.
Nakamura, Commander, in charge of disembarkation, 218.
Nanchien, Xth Division lands at, 245–6.
Naniwa: 117, 286–9, 321–3, 343, 431, 457, (14 Aug.), 434–448; her class and design, 529; disposition, Dec. 1903, 77.
Nankwanling (Upper and Lower), 255, 258, 263, 516–519.
Nan-shan: as Russian first line of defence, 121–2, 202, 229; its Russian garrison, 205, 242, 515; the turning of the position feared, 220, 251–5, 259, 261, 516–8; naval co-operation at, 250–8, comments thereon, 259, 263; its capture, 255–9; arrangements for its evacuation, 515–20.
Nashiba, Rear-Admiral (First Squadron), 77, 198, 224, 230, 236, 214; loses his flagship, 234; is saved, 235; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–413.
Naval ballooning party, for keeping up communication, 362.
Naval brigade (see Fleet).
Naval staff of Japan (see Staff).
Navigation (see also Surveys), of entrance to Port Arthur, 29; Russian plans for destruction of marks, 47–8; difficulty of, in night destroyer attack, 95–6; in blocking operations, 134–5, 164–5, 209–11; grounding of ships, 99, 114, 134–5, 239, 259, 275, 281; of Russians in a fog, 350; Japanese steer false courses (9 Feb.), 106; Russians steer a false course (10 Aug.), 374; charts lost in action, 395.
Navy and Army, their mutual relations (see also Co-operation); 68–9, 218–9, 297, 328, 368.
Negligence in Russian fleet, 62, 92–3.
Nets, torpedo, not spread in Russian fleet, 62, 92–3.
Neutrals: influence on war plans, of England, 9, 11, 15, of Germany, 16, of Korea, 89, of China, 363; influence on operations at Chemulpho, 89, 110–8; at Shanghai, 130–1; at Chifu, 428; treatment of their shipping, 142, 224, 267–8, 289, 325, 338–40, 342, 345–6, 348, 363, 466; application of principle of “hot chase” in regard to, 428, 430; internment by, 131, 418–9, 452–3, 456–7; blockade of neutral port, 457.
Newchwang (as sea base), 357; ceded to Japan (1895), 6; occupied by Russia, 17, 18, 20; Russia agrees to evacuate, 27; evacuates, 29; Russian plans as to, 42; Japanese landing at, expected, 203–4, 226, 229, 243; blockade running to, 328, 331–2; Japanese occupy, 353–4, 362–3.
Ni-auen, 194.
Niitaka, 117, 189, 285–7, 320–2, 343, 420, 453, 457; in battle of 14 Aug., 435–48; her class and design, 529; disposition Dec. 1903, 77.
Nishiyama, Commander, supports Army from Kinchau Bay; 250–9, comments thereon, 262.
Nisshin, 50, 52, 54–5, 58–9, 83, 173, 176–7, 185, 199, 208, 230, 232, 294–5, 301, 305, 314, 317, 354, 357–8, 361, 368, 417, 450, 459, 462, 10 Aug., 370–413; her suitability for bombardment, 176, 185; her class and design, 529.
Nogai, Commander; his destroyer division in a gale, 125; reconnoitres Port Arthur, 126.
Nogi, General Baron (Third Army), 333; operates against Port Arthur, 270, 274; his naval heavy gun support, 282, 365; is delayed, 292, 330; occupies Chien-shan, 312; occupies Lao-tso-shan, 313; withdraws from Lao-tso-shan, 327; his objective, the Fleet, 335; offers terms of capitulation, 450; their refusal, 459; drives Russians from Position of the Passes, 353–8; captures 174-Metre Hill, 460; his assault on Port Arthur, 461–3; its failure, 464–5.
Nomoto, Captain, commands Naval Brigade, 200.
Non-combatants, 227, 286, 339.
Novik, 98, 103–5, 135–6, 150, 153, 181, 234, 303, 313, 315, 357, 368; (10 Aug.) 370–401; escapes, 402; endeavours to reach Vladivostok, 415, 424, 429, 451–3; is chased, 454; her action, 455; her end, 456; her class and design, 537.
Objectives, Japanese: Dalny as primary, 175, 230, 247, 263; Port Arthur or Manchurian army as primary, 269; Russian appreciation as to, 43, 49, 64.
Oboro, 95–6, 97–8; her class and design, 532, disposition, Dec. 1903, 77.
Observation Stations, Japanese, 243; Russian, 515.
Odin Cove, as patrol rest station, 317; as flotilla base, 362; as fleet coaling station, 459.
Oku, General Baron (Second Army), 239, 265, 333; arrives and confers with Togo, 197–8; confers with Kataoka and Hosoya, 213; asks for naval co-operation, 229; his advance, 242–4, 246–7; his scheme of operations, 250; captures Nanshan, 253–9; comments thereon, 260–2; occupies Dalny, 263; awaits supply columns, 269; drives Russians from Telissu, 281–2; efforts to establish his supply base, 272–3, 281, 292, 296–7, 301, 310–1; delay in his advance, 292, 296, 301, 310–2; establishes Gobo as supply base, 329; drives Russians from Ta-shih-chiao, 353; shifts base to Newchwang, 362–3.
Ominato (flotilla base), 7.
Operations, Naval; (see also Battles and Engagements, Blockade, Blocking, Bombardment, Reconnaisances).
Japanese — holding attack on Port Arthur, 103–8; landing at Chemulpho, 109–19; acceleration of the invasion, 126–7; protection of the army’s route, 127–8; demonstration at Shanghai, 131; occupation of Southern Korea, 133–41; demonstration at Port Arthur, 151; its moral results, 152; establishment of Army’s sea bases, 167; combined operations begin, 187, 208; covering for landing and advance of army, 208–12, 223, 240, 242–7; demonstration at Gensan, 194; on Yalu, 192, 197; landing at Yentoa Bay, 213–5; seizure of disembarkation place, 245; at Nanshan, 251–9, comments thereon, 260–2; cover to sweeping, 274; combined, against Port Arthur, 328–9, 331–3, 354–8, 363, 366, 458, 460, 462–3: Kamimura’s; against Vladivostok, 138–45, 160, 188–9, 192–5; against Northern cruisers (14 June), 283–9, comments thereon, 284, 290–1; (30 June), 319–25, comments, thereon, 322, 326; (21 July), 330–4, 342–51, comments thereon, 352.
Russian—Makarov’s cruises (11 March), 153, 159, 161, (26 March), 164, (11 April), 171, 178; Makarov tries a rescue, 150–1; Makarov’s sortie (13 April), 181–4; Vitgeft’s sorties, (23 June) 298–309, (10 Aug.) 370–413; at Nanshan, 253, 257, 259; at Port Arthur, 313, 332, 355–61, 366, 368, 461–2; Northern cruisers’ cruises and raids (9 Feb.), 130, (27 Feb.), 137–8; cruises temporarily suspended, 191; (23 April), 193–5, comments thereon, 196–7; (14 June), 283–290, its effect, 293, 311, (30 June), 319–25, comments thereon, 326, its effect, 327; (17 July), 330–4, 337–51, comments thereon, 352.
Orders, instructions and suggestions: (Japanese), by headquarters as to expeditionary force, 54, 80; opening attack by flotilla, 82; landing XIIth Division, 126–7; reconnaissance of Vladivostok, 138; twelve blockships, 172; as to landing place for Xth Division, 190; staying the concentric advance of armies, 311; occupation of Talien, 247; advance of Kawamura, 271; Kamimura’s operations (24 July), 333, 342, (10–12 Aug.), 420–8:
by Togo; opening operations, 89; disabled destroyers, 93; attack by destroyers, 93–4; the combined fleet, 131, 503; reconnaissance of Vladivostok, 138; covering the landing of part of First Army, 142–3, 160; offensive mining, 176, 179, 180; covering deployment of army, 177; second reconnaissance of Vladivostok, 189; Tsushima Straits, 196; combined strategical operations, 208; landing of Second Army, 213; close blockade of Port Arthur, 223; operations in Kerr Bay, 228–9; tactical assistance by Rear-Admiral Togo, 231; fleet demonstration before Port Arthur, 232; Nanshan operations, 250–1; blockade of Kwang-tung, 267–8; Gobo, 272, 292, 296; of 4 June, 282; concentration and contact, 293–5; their object, 296; his battle instructions, 314–9, 474–81; his general orders (23 July), 330–1, 361, 364; his orders to prevent escape of raiders, 332, overruled by staff, 333, 342, comments thereon, 351–2; as to flotilla attacks, 364; of 17 Aug., 459; his orders include review of situation, 123:
(Russian), by headquarters, as to: preparing to mobilize, 56–7; Japanese landing, 57–8, 60–1, 63, 91, 191; final to Viceroy, 61; as to operations on Japanese communications, 191; by Viceroy (8 Feb.), 62; (14 Feb.), 129; (5 May), 220–1; (30 June), 319, 335; by Makarov to destroyers (12 April), 179; his Tactical Instructions, 156–7, 491–502; by Vitgeft to destroyers (15 May), 236; to fleet (June), 299.
Instances of inadequate preparation of, 108; of ambiguous or conflicting (Japanese), 330, 333, 343–4, 420–1, 424, 429, 431, 434; comments thereon, 141, 351–2, 451, 453; Russian, 57, 92, 279, 298.
Organisation of Japanese Fleet, Dec. 1903, 76–8; Feb., 141–3; March, 160; April, 189; June, 293–5.
of Russian fleet, 25, 472, 473. June, 274–5.
Origin of the war, 2–27, 31–8; influence of public opinion on, 41, 50–1, 55, 64–7, 70.
Oshima, 208, 213, 216; sunk in collision, 243; her class and design, 529; disposition, Dec. 1903, 529.
Oslyabya on passage from Europe, 31, 41–2, 51, 54, 83, 146.
Otaru, fleet manœuvres off, 39; Japanese expect attack on, 72–3; as defended area, 133.
Otvazhni, 357; her class and design, 473, 537.
O-ura wireless station, 289, 420, 448, 452.
Outbreak of war, date expected, 54; delayed by Naval staff of Japan, 54; rupture of relations, 60, 87.
Oyama, Marshal (Commander-in-Chief); arrives, 329; his concentric advance, 466; his battle of Liau-yang, 467.
Pacific Squadron (see Fleet).
Pallada, 98–9, 154, 299, 357, 424, 466; damaged by torpedo, 99; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–411; her class and design, 472, 537.
Panic, hoped for in Russian plans, 48; instances of, 132, 183.
Patrol (see also Search-work), Port Arthur service, 92, 98, 102, 122, 135–6, 146, 162, 164–5, 179; its effect, 95, 100:
sections, 128, 338, 363, 374, 434, 521.
Japanese, 74, 142, 316–7, 319, 459.
Pavlov, Monsieur, Russian Minister to Korea, 18, 35, 62, 111, 114.
Peng-yong-do, 161, 414–5, 418–9, 425, 451.
Peresvyet (flag), 466; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–411; her damages, 392, 396; her class and design, 472, 538.
Personnel: Japanese, dissatisfied, 124–5, 404. Russian; morale under Dubasov, 39, under Stark, 39, 93, 107, under Makarov, 147–8, 152, 158, on death of Makarov, 186, 469, under Vitgeft, 266; effect of excitement on, 100, 132, 183, 413; dissatisfied, 408; influence of officers on, 469; encouragement of, in action, 490–1, 495.
Pescadores, occupied by Japan, 6, 67.
Peter the Great Bay, 143, 196.
Petropavlovsk (flag), 179, 181; sunk by mine, 182, 184; her class and design, 472, 538.
Pigeon Bay, 136; landing in feared, 121; Japanese right wing rests on, 458, 460.
Pilotage marks, Russian plans for destruction, 47–8.
Pi-lu River, 281.
Ping-tu-tau, 464; as flotilla coaling-station, 459.
Ping-yang, 139, 159, 166–7; Japanese plans as to, 70; its occupation, 132–4, 137.
Pi-tsu-wo; as sea base of Army, 220–2, 270–1; leased to Russia, 18; as possible landing-place, 202, 229; Naval Brigade occupies, 274, 281.
Plans of naval operations, Japanese, 73–6, 79–82, 85, 89–90, 122–4, 169, 171, 176–7, 314; comments thereon, 122, 468.
Russian, 24–5, 47–8, 152–6, 274, 277–80, 264–5, 368–9.
Plans, war (see War Plans).
Pleve, Monsieur von, Minister of the Interior, 36; Minister of Finance, 38, 56.
Pobyeda, 277, 299, 466; strikes mine, 183–4; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–411; her class and design, 472, 538.
Poltava, 181, 466; suggestion to leave her behind, 10 Aug., 368; in battle of 10 Aug., 370–411; drops astern in battle, 386, 389, 390; her class and design, 472, 538.
Port Adams, leased to Russia, 18.
Port Arthur (Naval Base) (see also Battles and Engagements, Fleet, Blockade, Blockships, Bombardments): acquired, but given up by Japan (1895), 6, 9; as terminal port for railway, 8–11, 30; occupied by Russia (1898), 9–11; effect thereof in Japan, 12, 67; its defects as base, 14–19, 24–5, 29–30, 39–40, 45–6, 53; its analogy with Sevastopol, 15, 67, 266, 359; with Louisbourg and Cherbourg, 17; Alexeiev as its Governor (1901), 21–37; its refitting facilities, 24, 29, 39, 45–6; conferences at, 24, 35, 38, 60, 147–8, 265, 275–7, 298–9, 335–6, 360, 367, 461; allocation of squadron to, 25; its work on improvements stopped, 29, 30; its analogy with Hong-Kong, 30; its defences, 30–1, 39–40, 46, 58; Alexeiev asks for reinforcements for, 34, 40; reinforcements promised, 41; compared with Vladivostok, 44–5; becomes principal base, 45–7; Kuropatkin urges its worthlessness, 53; brought to war footing, 56; fortifications pushed on, 58; measures for defence of its squadron, 62, 92; its dual aspect as objective, 67–9; its siege, 68, 202, 228, 290, 464–5; influence of Hakko on, 79; its patrol service, 92, 98, 102, 122, 135–6, 146, 162, 164–5, 179; demoralisation in, 122, 132; its cable to Chifu cut, 134; Makarov arrives, 146; suggested postal communication with Chifu, 146; additional refitting hands arrive, 147; Makarov inspires confidence at, 152, 158, 172; defects of, pointed out by Makarov, 153–4; anti-blocking measures at, 162, 169, 210; its marine defence, 170; sorties from advocated, 147; mines laid off, 179; sortie of 13 April from, 181–4; its effect, 188; its defence scheme, 202; General Stessel commands, 205; seamen man certain batteries, 210; its first line of defence, 121–2, 202, 220, 515; borrows men from fleet, 210, 276; General Fok commands advanced zone, 220–1, 515; Viceroy leaves, 221; cut off from the North, 242; sends troops to support Nanshan, 244, 516; blockade running at, 253, 267, 328, 331–2, 361, 422, 459, 460, 466; positions evacuated in its advanced zone, Kinchau, 254, Nanshan, 259, Dalny, 263; borrows guns from fleet, 265–6, 275–7, 361; comments thereon, 266; its fleet’s inaction, 265–7; communicates through Chifu, 267–8, 361; borrows searchlights from fleet, 276; mines laid at its entrance, 230, 240–1, 268–9, 274, 297, 362, 412; communication with, uncertain, 275, 361; Nogi’s advance against, 312–3; its fleet as Nogi’s objective, 335; harbour commanded, 367; dockyard bombarded, 460; tactical support of the defence by the fleet, 356–8, 361, 366, 368, 461–2; terms of capitulation offered, 450, declined, 459; assault on, 457, it fails, 465; proposed date of attempt to relieve, 460; siege operations undertaken at, 465; Russian arrangements for retirement on, 515–20.
Port Hamilton temporarily occupied by British, 5.
Position of the Passes, 262, 327, 329, 333; battle of the, 353–8; naval heavy gun brigade’s service at, 365.
Position of enemy, method of report, 521.
Post bellum programme of Japan, 6, 7, 38; its effect, 11, 12.
Prisoners, 195, 211, 272, 331.
Prizes (see Losses, and Sinking of Prizes).
Programmes, shipbuilding: Japanese, 6, 7, 11, 38; Russian, 11–2, 44.
Protocol of Moscow (1896), 9.
Provision ships, Fleet auxiliaries, 77–8.
Public opinion, its influence in Japan, 5, 41, 50–2, 55, 64, 66–7, 70, 290, 311, 326–7, 351, 405, 422; in Russia, 13, 31, 53–5, 63–4.
Pu-lan-tien, railway cut at, 219; abandoned by Russians, 222; Japanese concentration at, 270, 273, 292.
Raiding squadrons: method of dealing with, 332, 351; Russian policy as to, 25, 47–8, 137–8, 155–6, 191, 319; raids temporarily suspended, 191.
Raids by Northern Squadron: (9 Feb.), 130; (26 Feb.), 137–8; (23 April), 193–5, comments thereon, 196–7; (14 June), 283–290, its effect, 293, 311; (30 June), 319–25, comments thereon, 322, 326, its effect, 327; (21 July), 330–4, 337–51, comments thereon, 352.
Railways, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 30, 32, 37; their influence on policy, 7–11, 16–23, 53; diversion of Siberian, through Manchuria, 8; Port Arthur acquired as terminus of, 8–11, 30; Dalny becomes commercial terminus, 30; as connection between naval bases, 19; anxiety as to, 19, 27; their partial destruction by Boxers, 20; their partial sale proposed, 53; as Japanese objective, 66, 68, 171, 201; Japanese cut, 219, 222; protection of, at Kinchau, 365; fleet attacks on, 242, 244, 254–5, 272–3.
Ramming: attempted, 394–5, 445; of Yoshino, 233.
Ranges: in battle, 103, 117, 144, 151, 163, 185, 308, 357–8, 380–1, 385–6, 390–1, 394–8, 435–7, 440, 443, 445, 456; comments thereon, 380, 386, 404–5, 439, 448; orders thereon, 480–7, 494: at torpedo firing, 96–7, 100–1, 308, 406–11; Togo’s caution as to, 364.
Reconnaissances by sea (8, 9 February), 101–2, 108, 121; (13 February), 123–6; (24 February), 135; (24–29 February), 137–8; (27 February–2 March), 140; (6–9 March), 138, 143–5; (9 March), 148; (13–17 March) 160–1; (18–22 March), 162–3; (30 March–5 April), 167; (11–13 April) 178–9; (22–25 April), 190; (28 April), 198; (May), 213, 221; (5 May), 216, 222; (16 May), 242; (17 May), 244; (8 June), 273–4.
Reinforcements: Japanese (Nisshin and Kasuga), 52, 54–5, 173; Russian (see also Baltic Fleet), 31, 39, 41–2, 51, 54–5, 70, 83, 146.
Reitzenshtein, Captain; his raid (9–14 February), 130.
Reitzenstein, Rear Admiral, 416, 472; in battle of 10 August, 396, 403; leads the line, 399.
Rendezvous, Japanese, 85–6, 141, 177, 199.
Repair ships, Fleet auxiliaries, 77–8, 151, 225, 233, 239.
Reserve: of ships, effect of Japanese lack of, 405; of men, Naval Brigade formed from, 199, comments thereon, 282.
Rest for Japanese fleet, 188.
Retvizan, 98–9, 162, 357, 466; damaged by torpedo, and grounds, 99; used as battery, 122, 134–5; her repairs, 147, 149, 154; damaged by shore firing 367; in battle of 10 August, 370–411; her class and design, 472, 538.
Rika-ho, 197.
Rooper Harbour (advanced flotilla base), 74, 134; connected by cable with Asan, 74; as rendezvous, 86, 90–1, 98, 110, 124–7, 132, 136, 140–1, 164.