• Liaotung

    Full definition of Liaotung

    Proper noun

    Liaotung

    (plural Liaotungs)
    1. Alternative form of en
      • 2011, The Crimes of Stalin: the Murderous Career of the Red Tsar, When Russia reneged on an agreement to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, the Japanese fleet launched a surprise raid on Port Arthur. At the same time, the Japanese army overran Korea and the Liaotung Peninsula before making a land attack on Port Arthur, which eventually fell to the invaders.

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