Rozhdestvenski, Zinovi Petrovich
Rozhdestvenski, Zinovi Petrovich
(zēnô`vē pētrô`vĭch rəzhdyĭstvyĕn`skē), 1848–1909, Russian admiral. Commander of the Baltic fleet at the time of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–5, he was ordered to take his fleet to East Asia. In the battle of TsushimaTsushima, two Japanese islands in Korea Strait. The islands are rocky, and fishing is the main occupation. Nearby, in May, 1905, occurred the major naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
..... Click the link for more information. (1905), Rozhdestvenski's fleet was destroyed by Admiral Togo's fleet. The Russian defeat led to an armistice with Japan shortly afterward.