Quite obvious he was part of the Imperial Japanese Army and I remember seeing this picture during the Russo-Japanese War. And I call upon rule #1 of Historic Riddles, which is if I don't post a picture immediately someone else can have my go. (Rule #2 is that I only post tanks :lol
It only makes sense for you to guess. lol Anyway he was successful in the attack destroying 23 American ships. But this attack doomed Japan 2 years after, your turn.
Well that's a really crappy picture to guess anything, too much yellow. Let's wait for someone to guess it then.
Here's a clue for everyone. It was a decisive battle in a late 19 century war that had significant effects