[58] [Possibly the author refers to China, Japan, and India being young in a national sense.—ED.]
[62] [The name of General Kuropatkin’s country estate in the province of Pskoff.—ED.]
[63] [This chapter is composed of the introduction and conclusion to Volume III. of the original, which have been translated, as they add some light on points not touched upon in Volume IV.—ED.]
[64] Eighteen infantry battalions, 25 squadrons, 86 guns total, 19,000 rifles and sabres.
[65] Two of them sapper battalions. The third battalions formed in Russia for all the East Siberian Rifle Regiments were only then beginning to arrive.
[66] The Viceroy’s letter (No. 2,960) of June 6 called attention to the necessity of “bearing in mind measures to guard against the event of an advance by Kuroki.”
[67] 1st and 9th East Siberian Rifle Divisions, and 2nd Brigade of the 35th Division.
[68] [There are several passes of this name.—ED.]
[69] [This action is apparently what is elsewhere known as that of Chiao-tou.—ED.]
[70] [The reasons for this are given in great detail in Volume IV.—_i.e._, Chapters I. to XII. of this book.—ED.]
[71] This regiment did splendidly in later fights.
[72] The 122nd Tamboff Regiment was attacked when bivouacking.
[73] The positions held on August 31 by the portion of Kuroki’s army that crossed the river were only eleven miles from the railway.
[75] The corps also arrived at the front with a shortage of about 400 men per regiment—_i.e._, 1,600 per division.
[76] Less one brigade garrisoning Tieh-ling.
[77] [Presumably because it was destined for the 2nd Army.—ED.]
[78] Including Rennenkampf’s column, Shtakelberg had under him 85 battalions, 43 _sotnias_, 174 guns, and 3 sapper battalions.
[79] A very large number of men, particularly of the 1st Corps, left the ranks without reason. At Mukden, however, this corps fought with great gallantry and steadiness.
[80] [Grippenberg had already been appointed to the command of the 2nd Army.—ED.]
[81] From Ssu-chia-tun station to Ta-wang-chiang-pu.
[83] Of 72 squadrons and _sotnias_, 4 mounted scout parties, and 22 guns.
[85] Its garrison was not more than two battalions.
[86] Two regiments of the four in this division had been sent to reinforce the Composite Rifle Corps, and one regiment to reinforce the 1st Siberians.