Japanese invasion of Sakhalin

Japanese invasion of Sakhalin
Part of the Russo-Japanese War

Japanese forces landing on Sakhalin
Date7–31 July 1905
Location
Result Japanese victory
Territorial
changes
Japanese occupation of Sakhalin
Belligerents
 Japan  Russia
Commanders and leaders
Haraguchi Kensai
Kataoka Shichirō
Mikhail Nikolaevich Lyapunov
Strength
14,000 7,280 men
Casualties and losses
Minimal 181 dead and 3,270 prisoners

The Japanese invasion of Sakhalin was the last land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, and took place from 7 July to 31 July 1905.