Japan's defeat of Russia at Port Arthur in north-east China was the first victory of an Asian country over a European power
![View of Port Arthur (now Lushunkou), China, Russo-Japanese war, photograph by Salvatore Minocchi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 7, February 14, 1904. - SuperStock View of Port Arthur (now Lushunkou), China, Russo-Japanese war, photograph by Salvatore Minocchi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 7, February 14, 1904. - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1788/Comp/1788-21789395.webp)
View of Port Arthur (now Lushunkou), China, Russo-Japanese war, photograph by Salvatore Minocchi, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXI, No 7, February 14, 1904. - SuperStock
![Capture of Erlung Chan Fort at Port Arthur, China available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts Capture of Erlung Chan Fort at Port Arthur, China available as Framed Prints, Photos, Wall Art and Photo Gifts](https://www.mediastorehouse.com/p/690/capture-erlung-chan-fort-port-arthur-china-22471144.jpg.webp)