Nogi Maresuke is an army officer in Meiji era. He went to the front as commanding officer of 1st Infantry Brigade to storm and take Lushun during the Sino-Japanese War. He was appointed as Governor-General of Taiwan in 1896 (29th year of Meiji). As Commander-In-Chief of the 3rd Army, Nogi commanded the attack on Lushun during the Russo-Japanese War. Nogi became the principal of Gakushuin (the Peer’s School) after the Russo-Japanese War, and killed himself on the day of funeral ceremony of Meiji Emperor in 1912 (1st year of Taisho). He died at the age of 63.
　The Japan Center for Asian Historical Records retains a large collection of materials relating to Nogi Maresuke. The following shows specifically how to search the materials.

As for underlined characters in the texts or chronological tables, small type is linked with related materials and bold-faced type is linked with the glossary, respectively.

Year Occurrence
1849 (2nd year of Kaei) Born in Edo, current Tokyo.
1877 (10th year of Meiji) Went to the front in the Satsuma Rebellion.
1894 (27th year of Meiji) Went to the front as commanding officer of 1st Infantry Brigade to storm and take Lushun during the Sino-Japanese War.
1896 (29th year of Meiji) Appointed as Governor-General of Taiwan.
1904 (37th year of Meiji)

Appointed as Army General in June of this year.

Title: Appointing Army lieutenant general and Barron Nogi Maresuke as Army General
 Reference code: A03023368000
　This is the recommendation by the Prime Minister to the Emperor when Nogi was appointed as Army General.
(Source: National Archives of Japan (NAJ))

Nogi Maresuke took office as Commander-in-Chief of the 3rd Army of Japan.
　The Japanese army under the command of Nogi committed two Division to launch all-out attack on the 203-meter Hill on November 27 and occupied the hill on December 6.
(Pages 7 to 143, Volume 5 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: Building monument at 203-hill in Port Arthur (Lushun)
 Reference code: C02031469900
　On December 21, 1911 (44th year of Meiji), the Lushun Battlefield Preservation Society submitted a request for constructing a monument in memory of the 203-meter Hill battlefield. This material contains the construction plan document.
(Source: National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense)

1905 (38th year of Meiji)

January 2, fall of Port Arthur (Lushun)
(Pages 229 to 321, Volume 5 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: The treatment of enemy combatants and non-combatants on the fall of the Port Arthur
 Reference code: C03020270400
　This is the instruction document addressed to Nogi, Commander-In-Chief of the 3rd Army on the treatment of Russian combatants and non-combatants.
(Source: National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense)

With the victory in the battle of Fengtian (Mukden) from the end of February to March 10, the Japanese army occupied Fengtian.
(Pages 309 to 346, Volume 6 and Pages 1 to 225, Volume 7 of Japanese pocket edition of "Saka no ue no Kumo")

Title: Review of the Russo-Japanese War by the Times (188) / Battle of Fengtian (Concluding part No. 1)
 Reference code: A03023699700
　The battle of Fengtian was the largest land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. The Times of Britain dated March 25 reported the detailed developments of the all-out attack at that time.

1907 (40th year of Meiji) Appointed as Principal of Gakushuin (the Peer’s School).
1912 (1st year of Taisho)） Died at the age of 63.
　Nogi killed himself on the day of funeral ceremony of Meiji Emperor.