<p>The Russo?Japanese War (1904?05) was an armed conflict between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria (China)and Korea. The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea.<br>Contents: <br>Causes of the War<br>The First Blow<br>The Korean Campaign<br>Naval Operations <br>Sinking of the "Petropavlovsk"...