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Battle of Hsimucheng

Battle of Hsimucheng
Part of the Russo-Japanese War
Date 31 July 1904
Location Between Liaoyang and Port Arthur, Manchuria
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Japan Russia Imperial Russia
Commanders and leaders
General Nozu Michitsura Lieutenant General Mikhail Zasulich
Strength
34,000 33,000
Casualties and losses
836 1,217

The Battle of Hsimucheng (Sekijō-no-tatakai (析木城の戦い?), Russian: Бой у Симучена) was a minor land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War. It was fought on 31 July 1904 near Hsimucheng, a hamlet about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the strategic junction town of Haicheng, on the main road connecting Haicheng with the coast between elements of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Russian Army.

The Japanese 5th and 10th Divisions under the command of General Nozu Michitsura's 4th Army as well as a detachment from the 2nd Army were advancing north towards Liaoyang. This advance was opposed by the Imperial Russian Second Siberian Army Corps under the command of Lieutenant General Mikhail Zasulich, supported by cavalry units under the command of Lieutenant General Pavel Mishchenko.

Following its defeat at the Battle of Tashihchiao, the 2nd Siberian Corps under General Zasulich retreated to the village of Hsimungcheng. General Zasulich had a total of 33 battalions and 80 artillery pieces, but was in an exposed position in mountainous terrain.

The two forces collided at 0200 on 31 July 1904, with the Japanese 10th Division and a reserve brigade making a direct frontal assault on the Russian positions, and the Japanese 5th Division flanking left to threaten the Russian line of retreat.


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