Zinovy Rozhestvensky

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Zinovy Rozhestvensky was a Russian admiral best known for leading the Baltic Fleet to its disastrous defeat at the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Russian Navy admiral
admiral
human
naval officer
allegiance Russian Empire
associatedWith Russian naval reforms debates after the Russo-Japanese War
battle Battle of Tsushima
causeOfNotability leadership of the Second Pacific Squadron
commanded Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire)
surface form: Baltic Fleet

Second Pacific Squadron of the Russian Baltic Fleet
conflict Russo-Japanese War
country Russian Empire
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Zinovy Rozhestvensky self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rozhestvensky
gender male
givenName Zinovy
hasRole fleet commander
squadron commander
historicalReputation associated with one of the most disastrous defeats in Russian naval history
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
militaryBranch Imperial Russian Navy
militaryRank admiral
vice admiral
name Zinovy Rozhestvensky self-link
nativeLanguage Russian
navalTheater Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
notableEvent destruction or capture of most of his fleet at Tsushima
long voyage of the Baltic Fleet from the Baltic Sea to the Far East
notableFor commanding the Russian Baltic Fleet in the Russo-Japanese War
defeat at the Battle of Tsushima
strategic and tactical decisions criticized after Tsushima
occupation admiral
naval officer
opponent Imperial Japanese Navy
opponentCommander Heihachiro Togo
surface form: Tōgō Heihachirō
outcomeOfCommandAtTsushima decisive defeat by the Imperial Japanese Navy
participatedIn Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War
placeOfActivity Baltic Sea
Russia Far East
surface form: Far East
service Baltic Fleet (Russian Empire)
surface form: Russian Baltic Fleet
subjectOf Russian naval historiography
historical analyses of the Battle of Tsushima

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Battle of Tsushima commander Zinovy Rozhestvensky
Russo-Japanese War commanderForRussia Zinovy Rozhestvensky
Battle of Tsushima commanderSide Zinovy Rozhestvensky
this entity surface form: Zinovy Rozhestvensky – Russian side
Zinovy Rozhestvensky familyName Zinovy Rozhestvensky self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rozhestvensky
Zinovy Rozhestvensky name Zinovy Rozhestvensky self-link