[Footnote 3: There is another hill called High Hill, on the eastern flank, which has been left as such.] CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS 1904. Feb. 8. Japanese torpedo Russian Fleet. " 25. Japanese attempt to 'block.' Mar. 10. Japanese bombard the harbour. " 17. General Smirnoff arrives. " 22. Japanese bombard the harbour. " 25. Japanese attempt to 'block.' April 13. The _Petropalovsk_ blown up by a mine. " 14. The Viceroy, Admiral Alexeieff, arrives in Port Arthur. May 2. Japanese attempt to 'block.' " 4. Japanese land at Petsiwo. " 5. The Viceroy leaves Port Arthur. " 15. The _Hatsuse_ sunk by a Russian mine. The _Fuji_ damaged. " 16. Action at Shanshihlipu. " 20. Japanese attack by sea. " 26. Battle of Kinchou. Dalny evacuated. June 18. General Stössel receives a telegram of recall. " 19. Sortie of Russian Fleet. _Sevastopol_ damaged by a mine. Japanese attempt to torpedo Russian Fleet. " 26. } The fight on Green Hills. Russians lose Kuen-san " 27. } Hill. July 3. } " 4. } Russian attempts to recapture Kuen-san fail. " 5. } " 26. } " 27. } Russians driven from Green Hills position. " 28. } July 29. Russians driven from Wolf's Hills position. " 30. } " 31. } Investment commences. Aug. 8. Ta-ku-shan and Sia-gu-shan lost by Russians. " 9. First attempt to recapture Ta-ku-shan Hill fails. " 10. Sortie of the Russian Fleet. " 11. Second attempt to recapture Ta-ku-shan Hill fails. " 16. Japanese suggest surrender of Port Arthur. " 21. } " 22. } Great Japanese assault. Nos. 1 and 2 Redoubts " 23. } captured by Japanese. Sept. 19. Japanese capture Water-supply Redoubt. " 20. Japanese capture Temple Redoubt. Oct. 1. Japanese commence firing from 11-inch howitzers. " 29. } General assault by Japanese. No. 2 Open " 30. } Caponier captured by them. Nov. 20-26. Japanese assaults. Dec. 5. 203 Metre Hill captured. " 6. Japanese commence to shell Russian ships. " 15. General Kondratenko killed. " 18. Chi-kuan-shan Fort captured. " 28. Erh-lung-shan Fort captured. " 31. Fortification No. 3 captured. 1905. Jan. 1. Eagle's Nest captured. " 2. Capitulation signed. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE BOMB-SHELL 3 II. SETTLING DOWN TO IT 8 III. DEVELOPMENTS 17 IV. SMIRNOFF ARRIVES 23 V. STÖSSEL STAYS 27 VI. THE WORK OF JAPANESE MINE-LAYERS 32