The Music of General Oku

The Music of General Oku

French 'comment' on General Yasukata Oku's plans to capture Lushunkou (a district in the municipality of Dalian, Liaoning province, also called Lushun City or Lushun Port, formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun). Lushunkou has an excellent natural harbour, the possession and control of which became a 'casus belli' (justification for the act of war) during the Russo-Japanese War (19041905). Date: circa 1904

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  • ILEA000636618
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  • 1904/12/31 00:00:00
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  • Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection / Kyodo News Images
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  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
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  • 4691 × 3049 pixel
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  • 300 dpi
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  • 1.77(MB)*
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