

Great battle between japan and China This is a Japanese translation of an article on the Battle of the Yalu River published in the "China Gazette" on 29 September 1894. Reference Code: C06060137800 Title: Special edition 5 October 1894. It also has attached a report on the attack on the converted cruiser the Saikyō-maru which was being used by Chief of the Naval General Staff Vice-Admiral Kabayama Sukenori for a tour of inspection.

It is a continuation of the previous report and provides more detail as to the progress and outcome of the battle. Reference Code: C08040481300 Title: Combined Fleet expedition 15th report This report was sent on 21 September 1894 by Vice-Admiral Itō Sukeyuki, Commander-in Chief of the Combined Fleet, to Imperial General Headquarters in Japan giving details of the battle. It describes how on the 17 September the Japanese fleet engaged the Chinese fleet off Dagushan, records the progress of the battle and gives the casualty figures. All images of the prints used on this website are provided by the British Library and are in the public domain.ĭocuments Reference Code: C06061781100 Title: September 19 From Commander Itō of the Combined Fleet, at the mouth of the Taedong River A report on the Battle of the Yalu River sent two days later on 19 September 1894 by Vice-Admiral Itō Sukeyuki, Commander-in Chief of the Combined Fleet to Imperial General Headquarters in Japan. This print shows Chinese forces on land bombarding the Japanese fleet (In fact, in the Battle of the Yalu River the Chinese army did not bombard the Japanese fleet from land). Both sides suffered heavy losses but the number of ships and crew lost by the Chinese fleet was particularly high. The victorious battle at the Yalu River * Click image to enlarge Shelfmark: 16126.d.4(29) Title: The victorious battle at the Yalu River On 17 September 1894 the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Chinese North Sea (Beiyang) Fleet engaged each other in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River (near Dagushan).All images of the prints used on this website are provided by the British Library and are in the public domain. This print shows a Japanese ship attacking a Chinese one. Although both sides suffered heavy losses the number of ships and crew lost by the Chinese fleet was particularly high. A Japanese warship is victorious in the battle off Dagushan during the Sino-Japanese War * Click image to enlarge Shelfmark: 16126.d.2(89) Title: A Japanese warship is victorious in the battle off Dagushan during the Sino-Japanese War On 17 September 1894 the Japanese Combined Fleet and the Chinese North Sea (Beiyang) Fleet engaged each other in the Yellow Sea off the mouth of the Yalu River (near Dagushan).* If the page does not display correctly please refresh the browser

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