Kuroki Tamemoto
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Kuroki Tamemoto (黒木為楨 Kuroki Tamemoto) (3 May 1844 – 3 February 1923) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army, who served as commander of the Japanese First Army during the Russo-Japanese War.
Born as the son of a samurai in the Satsuma domain in what is now Kagoshima prefecture, Kuroki fought for the Shimazu clan against the Shogunal forces in the Boshin War during the Meiji Restoration. He joined the newly established Imperial Japanese Army as a Captain and was soon promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. During the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, he commanded a regiment against his own clan, and 17 years later, as Lieutenant General, he commanded the 6th Division in the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), during which time he took part in the Battle of Weihaiwei.
He subsequently was appointed commander of the Japanese First Army and promoted to General in November 1903. During the Russo-Japanese War, he landed with his army in Korea and enjoyed a series of successes in the Battle of Yalu River (1904), the Battle of Liaoyang, and the Battle of Shaho, as well as in the Battle of Mukden. Kuroki was denied a well-deserved promotion to Field Marshal, largely because of his Satsuma origins at a time when the government was dominated by Choshu rivals, and retired a few years later.
In recognition of his distinguished war services, he received the title of danshaku (baron) and later hakushaku (count). From 1917 served as a privy councillor until his death in 1923
References
- Kowner, Rotem (2006). "Historical Dictionary of the Russo-Japanese War". Scarecrow. 620pp. ISBN 0-8108-4927-5
- Nish, Ian (1985). "The Origins of the Russo-Japanese War." Longman. ISBN 0582491142
- Connaughton, Richard (2003). Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear.” Cassell. ISBN 0304366579
- F.R. Sedwick, (R.F.A.), The Russo-Japanese War, 1909, The Macmillan Company, N.Y.
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