The Battle of the Yalu River was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War, and took place on 17 September 1894, the day after the Japanese victory at the land Battle of Pyongyang. T
Japanese troops firing at Qing ships at the Battle of the Yellow Sea, Kobayashi Kiyochika
Illustration from the French newspaper Le Petit Journal, showing survivors from Kowshing being rescued by sailors from the French ship Le Lion
Japanese print depicting Matsushima (left) attacking Chinese warships, Shunsai Toshimasa [ja], 1894
The Japanese warship Saikyōmaru at the Battle of the Yalu River, Hasegawa Chikuyō, 1894
The First Sino-Japanese War was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and the Empire of Japan primarily for influence over Korea. In China it is commonly known as the Jiawu War. After roughly 7
Battle of the Yalu River (1894)
…黃海海戰; pinyin: Huáng Hǎi Hǎizhàn; Japanese: 黄海海戦, romanized: Kōkai-kaisen; lit. 'Naval Battle of the Yellow Sea') was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War, and took place on 17 September 1894, the day after the Japanese victory at the land Battle of Pyongyang. The Imperial Japanese Navy defeated the Chinese…
Japanese before the office of Beiyang Fleet after taking Lüshun
1882 photograph of Kim Okkyun taken in Nagasaki. His assassination in China would contribute to tensions leading to the First Sino-Japanese War.
The French-built Matsushima, flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War
Japanese troops during the First Sino-Japanese War