![]() ![]() The Russians declined the offer, and war soon broke out when the Japanese attacked the Russian navy near Port Arthur.Īfter this, many more battles, both on land and at sea, took place and the war later moved further inland and took place in large parts of Manchuria and Korea. The war started because of disputes over land in the area, as Russia wanted to have Port Arthur in Manchuria as their own warm-water port for trade and their navy, which the Japanese disapproved of and countered by offering to give Russia Manchuria for inclusion of Korea in their sphere of influence. ![]() ![]() The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905 and was fought by the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan for colonial rights in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula. ![]()
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