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17 Sep 1894 Battle of the Yalu River

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  • [Japan] A Japanese warship is victorious in the battle off Dagushan during the Sino-Japanese War

    A Japanese warship is victorious in the battle off Dagushan during the Sino-Japanese War
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    Title: [Japan] 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). Although both sides suffered heavy losses the number of ships and crew lost by the Chinese fleet was particularly high. This print shows a Japanese ship attacking a Chinese one.
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  • [China] The victorious battle at the Yalu River

    The victorious battle at the Yalu River
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(29)
    Title: [China] 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). Both sides suffered heavy losses but the number of ships and crew lost by the Chinese fleet was particularly high. 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).
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    [Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(29)]
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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. 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.
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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 is a continuation of the previous report and provides more detail as to the progress and outcome of the battle. 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.
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Reference Code： C06060137800 Title： Special edition 5 October 1894. 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. It describes the state of the Chinese fleet before the battle.