The History Chap Podcast

257: When The Russians Fired On British Fishing Boats

Chris Green

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Just after midnight on the 22nd October 1904, Russian warships opened fire on British fishing trawlers in the North Sea.

Why?

Because, as they sailed towards the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War,  they thought that they were Japanese torpedo boats.

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