Battle of Seonghwan
1894 battle between Japan and Qing China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Seonghwan (成歓の戦い) was the first major land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 29 July 1894 at the hamlet of Seonghwan, outside of Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do Korea between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China. It is also referred to as the Battle of Asan (Japanese: 牙山作戦 ).
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Battle of Seonghwan | |||||||
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Part of the First Sino-Japanese War | |||||||
Long live the Great Japanese Empire! Our army's victorious attack on Seonghwan, Mizuno Toshikata | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Japan | Qing China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ōshima Yoshimasa | Ye Zhichao | ||||||
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4,000 4 guns | 3,880 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
88 killed & wounded[1] | 500 killed & wounded[1] | ||||||
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