Japan Destroys Russian Fleet: Tsushima Reshapes World Power
Admiral Togo Heihachiro's Japanese fleet destroyed the Russian Baltic Fleet at Tsushima in less than two days, sinking 21 ships and capturing seven in the most lopsided naval victory since Trafalgar. The battle forced Russia to accept peace terms and established Japan as a first-rank naval power, the first Asian nation to defeat a European empire in modern warfare.
May 28, 1905
121 years ago
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