Russian fleet fires on British trawlers

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Domains

Political Violence

Dates

Date of occurrence 1904-10-28

Places

United Kingdom (Location)
Russia (Involved)

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Russian fleet, bound for the Far East, fires on British trawlers in Dogger Bank area of North Sea. This provokes a wave of indignation in Britain, but Arthur Balfour and Lord Lansdowne remain level-headed, and Tsar Nicholas II agrees to refer question of compensation to Hague international commission.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Russian fleet fires on British trawlers". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=11759, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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