ok ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁East ▁Si ber ian ▁R if le ▁Division ▁station ed ▁at ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁precip it ous ▁retre at ▁and ▁failure ▁to ▁rein force ▁Colonel ▁Nikol ai ▁Tre ty akov ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁N ans han , ▁leading ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁defeat . ▁He ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁command ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁for ▁ref using ▁direct ▁orders ▁to ▁send ▁res erves ▁forward ▁to ▁rein force ▁fal ter ing ▁Russian ▁lines ▁at ▁the ▁fort ification ▁of ▁East ▁Pan lung ▁and ▁West ▁Pan lung ▁during ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Port ▁Arthur . ▁However , ▁he ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁General ▁An atol y ▁St essel , ▁who ▁ins isted ▁on ▁naming ▁F ok ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁land ward ▁def enses ▁of ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁and ▁prom oting ▁him ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁general ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁General ▁Roman ▁K ond r aten ko . ▁ ▁F ok ▁was ▁further ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁( 3 rd ▁degree ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁As ▁commander , ▁F ok ▁constantly ▁refused ▁to ▁commit ▁res erves ▁or ▁rein for c ements ▁to ▁front - line ▁units , ▁and ▁after ▁eight ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁ur ge ▁accept ance ▁of ▁the ▁surrender ▁terms ▁extended ▁by ▁Japanese ▁general ▁N og i ▁Mar es u ke ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁T