Battle of Tsushima
WarRusso-Japanese War
Year1905
LocationJapan (Tsushima Strait)
BelligerentsJapan vs Russia
About the Battle
Admiral Togo annihilated the Russian Baltic Fleet, which had sailed 18,000 miles around the world to relieve Port Arthur. Crossing the T at the head of the Russian line, Japanese gunnery sank or captured nearly the entire fleet. The first decisive naval defeat of a European power by an Asian nation in the modern era. The shock reshaped global politics and Russian politics. Roosevelt brokered the peace and won a Nobel Prize.