Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski¹ (1848-January 14, 1909) was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, who was involved in the Russo-Japanese War. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay). ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Navy of Imperial Russia, before the Soviet Union. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greater Manchuria, Russian (outer) Manchuria is region to upper right in lighter Red; Liaodong Peninsula is the wedge extending into the Yellow Sea The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) was an extremely bloody conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Russia and Japan...

Battle of Tsushima

Prior to the war against Japan, Rozhdestvenski was commander of the Baltic Fleet. He was then ordered to take his fleet to East Asia to protect the Russian naval base of Port Arthur. In the Battle of Tsushima (27-28 May 1905) his fleet was almost entirely destroyed, and he was knocked out of action with a head injury caused by a shell fragment. In 1906 his case was taken to court, where he pleaded guilty to losing the battle. A sailor of the Baltic Fleet during World War II The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, in the Soviet period - The Red Banner Baltic Fleet - Краснознамённый Балтийский флот) is located at the Baltic Sea and headquartered in Kaliningrad, the other major base is at Kronstadt, located in the Gulf of Finland. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... Port Arthur is the name of some places: Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia Old Western name for Lushun, China Port Arthur, Texas, United States of America Port Arthur, Ontario, a city in Ontario, Canada, became part of Thunder Bay in 1970. ... The Battle of Tsushima (Japanese: 対馬海戦), commonly known as the Sea of Japan Naval Battle (Japanese: 日本海海戦) in Japan, was the last and most decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. ... (Redirected from 27 May) May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Notes

¹ Рождественский. Several other transliterations are also known in English texts. See Rozhdestvenski (disambiguation) for more information. Transliteration in a narrow sense is a mapping from one system of writing into another. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rozhdestvenski (Рождественский) is a Russian family name. ...