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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Russo-Corean War
| image =
| caption = The ramifications of the war (1936)
| partof = The
| date = 1932 – 1935
| place = East Asia
| result = *
* Reunification of the Chinese state under the
* Russian annexation of [[Poeja]]
* Return of Tsushima to Japan
* [[Poesjan]] ceded to Corea, [[Terjan]] ceded to Russia
| combatant2 = ▼
* Start of the [[1936 Maizuru Incidents]]
| combatant1 = * [[History_of_Corea#Sjakwang_period_(1883-1936)|Sjakwang Corea]]
* [[Netherlands]] (until 1934)
* [[Tauland]] (support, until 1933)
▲| combatant2 = * [[Russia]]
* [[China#Wahhah_Republic_(1931-1936)|First Chinese Republic]]
* [[Japan]]
| commander1 =
| commander2 =
| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| casualties1 = '''Killed:''' 510,000 <br> '''Missing/Deserted:''' 240,000 <br> '''Total Casualties:''' 760,000
| casualties2 = '''
| combatant3 = [[Qing]]
}}
[[File:Dutch soldiers in Eindhoven.png|thumb|A pair of Dutch soldiers fighting somewhere in the region]]
The '''Russo-Corean War''' (Corean:
==
Prior to the conflict, the [[Russian Civil War]] (1925-1928) gave rise to the [[National republicanism|national republican]] government of Russia. The Corean military assumed that Russia's turmoil would prevent them from entering the war, an assumption which was eventually proved wrong. Russia was joined by Japan, who also had territorial claims in Corea. In turn, Corea calls upon its trusted ally, the [[Netherlands]]. Russia, China, and Japan joined in a coalition to defeat the Corean empire and to annex their claimed territories.
The monarchy of [[Huaxia#Kingdom of Canton|Canton]] had been overthrown in 1931 by the Huaxia National Reform Party. This threatened Corea's position in the region. Fearing that the new government of Canton would seek to bring the territories of the Qing state to their fold, Corea pre-emptively invaded the Shantung and Chili provinces on the 8th of February, 1932, breaking the Treaty of Peking (1888) when both the Russians and Coreans pledged not to invade the Great Qing. ▼
==== Second Sino-Corean War (1931) ====
▲The monarchy of [[Huaxia#Kingdom of Canton|Canton]] had been overthrown in 1931 by the Huaxia National Reform Party, who established the First Chinese Republic. This threatened Corea's
After three months of fighting, the city and Qing capital of Peking fell to Corean forces. The [[Haboek|Kingdom of Haboek]] was established as a Corean puppet state, with a member of the [[House of Ki|Ki dynasty]] chosen to serve as king.
Tauland was considered an unwilling participant of the war. The Netherlands had employed a controversial naval agreement they made with Tauland in 1895. This strained the Netherlands' relations with the Taulanders. The island suffered numerous air raids launched from
To further undermine the position of Corea, Russia began talks with the Wah-hah republican government in Kwongsau, Canton. In exchange for their help in defeating Corea, Russia promised them the Qing provinces as a reward. Canton's role in the war was a lot larger than the Russians had anticipated, diminishing the war efforts by Japan which were mostly limited to naval warfare and blockading of Dutch and Corean ports.▼
▲To further undermine the position of Corea, Russia began talks with the
▲Tauland suffered numerous air raids launched from Canton and civilian casualties were high. This turned Taulander public opinion against the war and pressured the government to cut ties with the Netherlands and expel their navy.
After the [[Great War]] erupted in Europe in May 1935,
In September 1935, the Corean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Mjang and French diplomat Jacques-Yves Lavigne met privately, recognizing their mutual geopolitical interests in Asia. Lavigne's promise of French aid in the event of Corea joining the war led them to do so not long after.
▲After the [[Great War]] erupted in Europe in May 1935, the Russia entered an alliance with [[Great Britain]]. Afraid that the Russo-Corean conflict would merge with the Great War and possible British intervention in the war, the Netherlands declared that the kingdom was dropping out of the war. It was unprecedented move that neither Russia and Corea expected. Their withdrawal in the war was immediately recognized by Russia, and the Netherlands started pulling their troops out of Corea. This inflamed Dutch-Corean relations, and the Coreans saw it as a betrayal of alliances (which they had likened to the similar Dutch betrayal of the Qing during the [[Sino-Corean War|1st Sino-Corean War]]. During the withdrawal, there were reports of violence among Corean and Dutch soldiers, but these reports were mostly unconfirmed.
However, France did not fulfill this promise. In the November of 1935, Russian and Chinese forces captured the Poejan city of Kirim and continued to march southwards toward peninsular Corea. However, they could not make it past the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changbai_Mountains Tsjangbek Mountains], which were well-fortified. In December 1935, Russian forces were able to land in the formerly Dutch-controlled port of [[Poesjan]].
== Conclusion and aftermath ==
[[File:Captured German soldiers ww2.jpg|thumb|Dutch soldiers surrendering after the Russian military's Siege of Sartu. ]]
Russia was eventually able to occupy Hansjang, the Corean capital, in 1935. Outside of the Kyanggi region, several Corean guerrilla armies continued fighting against the Russians and Japanese. Later in that year, the [[House of Ki|imperial family of Corea]] fled to [[Vietnam]]. This demoralised the Corean resistance. Eventually, republican activists and intellectuals in the upper echelons of Corean society decided to end the war by pre-emptively surrending to their opponents.
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The Coreans finally surrendered on April 1936 with the signing of the Treaty of Hansjang. Under the treaty, Corea ceded [[Poeja]] to Russia and [[Haboek]] to China. The monarchy was abolished and a nominally sovereign national republic was established.
== Gallery ==
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* [[Russia]]
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* [[Corea]] (and its [[History of Corea|history]])
* [[Sino-Corean War|1st Sino-Corean War]]▼
* [[Japan]] (and its [[History of Japan|history]])
*[[Great War]]
{{Timeline and Lore}}
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