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Title: A staff officer's scrap!book during the Russo-Japanese war
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Hamilton, Ian, Sir, 1853-1947
Subjects: Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
Publisher: London : Edward Arnold
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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n KuROKi Crosses the Taitsuho 95 Kodaraa—telling him that, since the 31st, the enemyhad been retiring in front of the Fourth Army, whohad, at daybreak to-day, captured Hsinlitun (MapXXIIL). Simultaneously, the Second Army had occupied animportant hill west of Hsinlitun with its right column,whilst the next Division still further to the west hadcarried Shuisenpu after losing very heavily. It seemsclear, therefore, to Kuroki that the Second and FourthArmies have made a most important advance, and heconcludes that they must by now be in hot pursuit ofthe enemy. He is further confirmed in his view by amessage which came in at mid-day telling him that theGuards had occupied the range north of Mokabo at11 A.M. Kuroki is radiant. The great moment of his lifehas arrived. He has only to burst through at Manju-yama and Mountain 131 to fix himself astride therailway to Mukden, which can be clearly seen, lookingwestwards over the village of Hsikuantun, beai-ing itsbusy trains northward. Several

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