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The War in Eastern Asia: inside Port Arthur Harbour, 1895. Creator: Unknown.

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The War in Eastern Asia: inside Port Arthur Harbour, 1895. 'Fort; Fort; Docks; Fort; The march of the Japanese army was between the two forts on the left. Torpedo-boats. From a Sketch by Mr. B. Meadows-Taylor, H.M.S. "Centurion."..." The fighting took place in a small mud fort, the walls of which are perforated by field-guns, and the quantities of cartridge-cases both inside and on the approaches to the fort show that there was heavy firing. The main army - from 10,000 to 15,000 men - cleared out of the forts before noon on Nov. 21, and the victors made their entrance some four hours later. The dockyard and all its workshops, including the torpedo depot, which is said to be the most complete in the world, and the dozen or so forts, mounting large Krupp guns, are perfect; not an attempt has been made to destroy anything before leaving. Many people think that the place must have been bought; it is difficult otherwise to understand a fortress of such natural and artificial strength being abandoned without a struggle, no matter how inferior the quality of the garrison holding it".' From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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HRM26A07_245

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