Battle of Mukden

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battle engagement of the Russo-Japanese War land battle

The Battle of Mukden was a decisive 1905 land engagement in Manchuria where Japanese forces inflicted a major defeat on the Russian army, helping to turn the tide of the Russo-Japanese War.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Shenyang ×1
Russo-Japanese War Battle of Mukden ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement of the Russo-Japanese War → land battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Mukden → surface form: "Battle of Shenyang" Mukden Campaign →
belligerent	Japan → surface form: "Empire of Japan" Russian Empire →
casualties	heavy casualties on both sides → over 70000 Japanese casualties (killed, wounded, missing) → over 90000 Russian casualties (killed, wounded, missing) →
combatantStrength	Japanese forces approximately 270000 soldiers → Russian forces approximately 330000 soldiers →
commander	Aleksei Bilderling NERFINISHED → Aleksey Kuropatkin → surface form: "Alexei Kuropatkin" Nogi Maresuke → Nozu Michitsura → Ōyama Iwao NERFINISHED →
conflict	Russo-Japanese War →
countryInvolved	Japan → surface form: "Empire of Japan" Russian Empire →
dateEnd	1905-03-10 →
dateStart	1905-02-20 →
followedBy	Battle of Tsushima →
front	Manchurian front →
historicalContext	occurred during imperial rivalry between Russia and Japan in East Asia →
historicalPeriod	early 20th century →
influenced	perceptions of Russian military weakness → rise of Japan as a major military power →
involved	Japanese Second Army → Japanese Third Army → Russian Manchurian Army →
location	Manchuria → Shenyang → surface form: "Mukden" Shenyang →
outcome	decisive Japanese victory →
partOf	Russo-Japanese War →
precededBy	Battle of Sandepu →
result	Japanese victory →
scale	one of the largest land battles before World War I →
significance	decisive land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War → helped turn the tide of the Russo-Japanese War in favor of Japan → major defeat for the Russian army →
strategicEffect	forced Russian retreat in Manchuria → weakened Russian negotiating position before Treaty of Portsmouth →
theatre	Soviet–Japanese War (1945) → surface form: "Manchurian campaign"
typeOfWarfare	artillery-intensive battle → large-scale infantry engagement → trench warfare →
year	1905 →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Mukden → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mukden →

this entity surface form: "Battle of Shenyang"

Japanese 11th Division → conflict → Battle of Mukden →

Siege of Port Arthur → followedBy → Battle of Mukden →

Shenyang → historicalEvent → Battle of Mukden →

this entity surface form: "Russo-Japanese War Battle of Mukden"

Russo-Japanese War → majorBattle → Battle of Mukden →

Imperial Russian Army → notableBattle → Battle of Mukden →