Battle of Weihaiwei Sino war pt 2

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Battle of Weihaiwei Sino war pt 2

Lots more photos of this major battle during the Sino war on the main website in the gallery

Enjoy

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The First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought between the Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea. After more than six months of continuous successes by Japanese army and naval forces and the loss of the Chinese port of Weihaiwei, the Qing leadership sued for peace in February 1895.


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Direct results of the war showed that the military strength and sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty had been severely weakened during the nineteenth century, especially by the Opium Wars;


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 and it demonstrated that forced reform had modernized Japan significantly since the Meiji Restoration in 1867, especially as compared with the Self-Strengthening Movement in China.Regional dominance in East Asia shifted from China to Japan; and the Qing Dynasty, along with the classical tradition in China, suffered a major blow. These trends would later manifest in the 1911 Revolution.


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The Japanese divided into two columns, one following the coastal road, and the other struggling along a path some four miles inland, both departing Roncheng on 26 January. The timing of the attack has been planned to coincide with Chinese New Year, and the invasion encountered no resistance as they converged on Weihaiwei on 29 January.


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The Japanese launched a three-pronged attack on the landward fortifications to the south and east of the town on 30 January. The attack was hampered by the severe winter cold and blizzard conditions, with temperature as low as minus 26 degrees Celsius.


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 The Beiyang Army made a defense for around nine hours, before abandoning the fortifications largely intact.


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 Japanese casualties were minor except for the death of Major General Odera Yasuzumi, who was the highest-ranking Japanese casualty of the war.


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 Japanese troops entered the town of Weihai on 2 February without opposition, as its garrison had fled the night before.


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[d phipps]

Very nice AAR!

Thanks for sharing.

[HerbyF]

Love these pics, very inspiering.

[Paul]

  Excellent.
Who are the ones dressed in Leopard suits with shields with scarey faces ?

[Vanvlak]

Excellent.
Who are the ones dressed in Leopard suits with shields with scarey faces ?

They're the Tiger men.

[aggro84]

Lovely work!

[DoctorPete]

Beautiful figs and a nice AAR.