Admiral Togo was a commander at which major battle of 1905?
Yi Sun-sin his country. ("The Influence of the Sea on The Political History of Japan", pp. 66–67.) Admiral Togo regarded Admiral Yi as his superior. At a party held in his honor, Togo took exception to a speech comparing him to Lord Nelson and Yi Sun-sin. It may be proper to compare me with Nelson, but not with Korea’s Yi Sun-sin, for he has no equal. ("The Imjin War", by Samuel Hawley, pg. 490) Prior to the 1905 Battle of Tsushima, Lieutenant Commander Kawada Isao recalled in his memoirs that: ...naturally we could not help but remind ourselves of Korea’s Yi Sun-sin,
Edward Togo Salmon Edward Togo Salmon Edward Togo Salmon, also known as E. T. Salmon, (May 29, 1905, in London, England – 1988) was an ancient historian best known for his work on the Samnites and the Romanization of Italy. Salmon was born in London, England, and was given his middle name after Admiral Togo who sank the Russian Fleet in 1905. He was educated at the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, where he obtained his B.A. degree in Classics and English. He then went to the University of Cambridge where he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, followed by postgraduate