| 4-5. | Russian army in retreat fights rearguard actions. Kuroki occupies Yental coal mines. |
| 6. | British cruiser Forte notifies the St. Petersburg and Smolensk of the czar's orders to desist from interfering with neutral shipping. |
| 7. | Kuropatkin arrives at Moukden. |
| 13. | Vladivostock Prize Court orders release of British steamer Calchas, but confiscates its cargo of flour and cotton. |
| 16. | Russia recognizes distinction between absolute and conditional contrabrand. |
| 18. | Japanese armored gunboat Hei-yen strikes a mine and sinks. |
| 19- | 20.Capture of Fort Kuropatkin and the Sueiszeying redoubts at Port Arthur. |
| 20. | Capture of Namaokayana. |
| 21. | Japanese obtain a footing on 203-Metre Hill but are subsequently obliged to retire. |
| 25. | Russian imperial rescript appointing General Gripenberg to command Second Manchurian Army. |
| 26. | Railway around Lake Baikal opened. |
| 29. | Japan introduces new military system, making men who have passed into the territorial army eligible for foreign service for 1712 years. |
Battle of the Shakhe River
| 2. | Kuropatkin issues an order of the day, declaring the Manchurian Army to be strong enough to begin a forward movement. |
| 9. | Russians cross the Taitse and attack the Japanese First Army. |
| 10- | 11.Severe fighting at Penshui. |
| 12, | 13, 14.Heavy fighting all along the line. Russians driven back over the Shakhe. Russian loss exceeding 33,000 and the Japanese nearly 16,000. |
| 15. | Baltic fleet sails from Libau. |
| 16. | Japanese capture Hachimakeyama (near Ehrlungshan), Port Arthur. |
| 17. | Baltic fleet anchors off the Danish coast. |
| 20. | Baltic fleet proceeds to the North Sea. |
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