June 14–15, 1904 · Manchuria Theater
June 14–15, 1904
Following the Japanese capture of Nanshan, General Stackelberg led the Russian 1st Siberian Corps southward to relieve Port Arthur. At Telissu (also called Vafangou), General Oku's Second Army met the Russians in open battle. The Japanese executed flanking maneuvers that threatened Russian encirclement, forcing Stackelberg into a costly retreat northward. The defeat ended any hope of relieving the besieged garrison at Port Arthur by a direct overland thrust.
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