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202 THE SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR
The attacks had been badly supported. After
the capture of “ P” fort, the place was left with
so few defenders that the Russians were able to
take back the position, and practically wipe out
the garrison before supports could come up. At
East Kikuan fort a comparatively large force of
Japanese were left to perish like dogs without any
attempt to relieve them. In both places the
reason was the same ;
the saps had not been
carried right up to the enemy’s position. The
lessons from the September attacks had to be
once more forcibly driven home to the Japanese
before they took them sufficiently to heart to
benefit from them. As I began by saying, the
whole attack was premature and inadequately
prepared.
The Japanese had gained two small unimpor-
tant positions and some very useful experience.
They had lost about 3,000 men, and, what was
worse, the reverse greatly contributed to unman
the besiegers, making them lose faith and nerve
when, nearly a month later, they made their third
and much larger general attack on the Russian
stronghold.
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