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PREPARATIONS 47
commissariat and transport detachments. As a
reserve, which he kept in his own hand, he had
two independent infantry brigades, each of three
regiments, and one independent artillery brigade,
likewise of three regiments ;
and, finally, he had a
large siege-park of guns, howitzers, and mortars.
The total force amounted to about 70,000 men.
(The complete establishment of the investing
army will be seen from the list. Appendix IV.)
It has been more difficult to ascertain the
real strengh of the garrison, and to reconcile the
widely different statements from Russian and
Japanese sources ;
but, as far as I can judge, the
garrison of “ the fortified district of Kuang-tung ”
before Nanshan consisted of nine Siberian infantry
regiments (regiments No. 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25,
26, 27, 28), three reserve battalions and three
companies (left by the three regiments which had
been sent from Port Arthur to the Yalu), in all
about 30,000 men. The artillery consisted of
about 2,000 field artillery, twelve companies of
fortress artillery, each of 330 men, and 800 naval
gunners—total 6,800 men. There were 500
engineers and 100 cavalry. Besides these there
were stationed in Port Arthur a detachment of
5,000 sailors and marines, who did permanent
service in the forts, and, later in the siege, another
force of 5,000 men was taken from the fleet to
take part in the land operations. With ambu-
lances, hospitals, commissariat, &c., the total
forces of the Russians may be put at about 50,000
men.
It must, however, be remembered that the
Japanese estimate fell very much short of this
number; 20,000, or at the outside 25,000 men
was the number upon which General Nogi based
his plans of operations.
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