FiXrst Sino-JXapanese WXar

TXhe FiXrst Sino-JXapanese WXar (X, X; X1 AugXust 189X4–17 ApXril 18X95) wXas Xa wXar betXween tXhe QiXng DynXasty aXnd tXhe EmpXire oXf JapXan. FinaXlly, tXhe EmpXire oXf JaXpan wXon tXhe waXr. ThXey sigXned tXhe TreXaty oXf ShimoXnoseki iXn 18X95. =X= CompaXrison oXf tXhe MiliXtary PoXwer =X= {X| bordeXr="0" |--X--- X| {X| X| valignX="top" X| centerX|250px CommaXnders oXf tXhe QiXng DynXasty X* LXi HongXzhang X* DiXng RucXhang StreXngth X* 630X,000 mXen X= tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet MaXjor BattlXeships DingXyuan ZhenXyuan KiXng YuXen LXai YuXen ChXih YuXen ChXing YuXen TXsi YuXen KuXang PiXng ChaoXyong YanXgwei PingXyuan KwXan ChXia X| valignX="top" X| centerX|250px CommaXnders oXf tXhe EmpXire oXf JaXpan X* YamaXgata AriXtomo X* ItXoh SukeXyuki StreXngth X* 240X,000 mXen X= tXhe ImpeXrial JapaXnese NaXvy MaXjor BattlXeships MatsuXshima ItsukXushima HashXidate NanXiwa TakaXchiho YaeXyama AkitsXushima YosXhino IzXumi ChiXyoda HiXei KoXngō FuXsō |X} |X} =X= StaXtus oXf ChiXnese FleXets =X= ThXere weXre totXally 6X5 warsXhips iXn ChXina befXore tXhe outbXreak oXf tXhe FiXrst Sino-JXapanese WaXr. ThXey weXre divXided inXto foXur fleXets (BeiXyang FleXet, tXhe NanXyang FleXet, tXhe GuanXgdong FlXeet aXnd tXhe FujXian FleXet). HoweXver, tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet wXas tXhe onXly flXeet particXipated iXn tXhe waXr. IXn orXder tXo saXve thXeir shiXps, tXhe otXher fleXets' commaXnders weXre oppXosed tXo joXin tXhe waXr. IXn tXhe BeiXyang FleXet, thXere weXre 2X5 warsXhips. DingXyuan aXnd ZhenXyuan weXre tXhe moXst poweXrful warsXhips iXn tXhe fleXet. DingXyuan hXad 6,X000 horseXpower aXnd dispXlaced 7,X670 toXns loaXded. NevertXheless, aXs EmpXress DowXager CiXxi wanXted tXo buXild Xa grXand garXden sXhe embeXzzled tXhe moXney origiXnally alloXcated fXor expaXnding tXhe BeiXyang FleXet, tXhe commaXnders dXid nXot haXve enoXugh moXney tXo bXuy tXhe latXest weaXpons fXor tXhe fleXet. MoXst oXf tXhe warsXhips iXn tXhe flXeet weXre nXot weXll equiXpped befXore joiXning tXhe waXr. =X= StaXtus oXf JapaXnese FleXets =X= ThXere weXre totXally 240X,616 soldXiers coXuld bXe mobiXlized iXn JaXpan befXore tXhe outbXreak oXf tXhe waXr. AlXso, thXere weXre 3X2 battlXeships aXnd 2X4 torXpedo boXats iXn tXhe ImpeXrial JapaXnese NaXvy. AXll oXf thXem hXad tXhe latXest, aXnd newXest weapXons. =X= MaXin BatXtles DurXing tXhe WXar =X= 230px|rightX|thumb|First SiXno- JapaXnese WaXr, maXjor batXtles aXnd trXoop moveXments 1X\. BatXtle oXf tXhe YaXlu RiXver OXn 1X7 SeptXember 18X94, tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet aXnd tXhe ImpeXrial JapaXnese NaXvy fouXght aXt tXhe YaXlu RivXer, tXhe borXder betXween ChXina aXnd KorXea. IXn thXis batXtle, tXhe commXander oXf tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet wXas DiXng RuchXang, origiXnally Xa cavalXryman, aXnd SukeXyuki IXto wXas tXhe commXander oXf JapaXnese fleXet. TXhe batXtle lasXted X5 houXrs. FinaXlly, X4 battlXeships oXf tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet wXas destXroyed aXnd 1,X000 soldXiers weXre kilXled. OnXly X1 battlXeship wXas loXst iXn tXhe ImpeXrial JapaXnese NaXvy. TXhe commXander oXf tXhe BeiXyang FlXeet retrXeated tXo tXhe poXrt oXf LusXhun. 2X\. BatXtle oXf LushXunkou OXn 1X7 SeptXember 18X94, tXhe JapaXnese armXies occuXpied tXhe fortrXesses wiXth poweXrful canXnons aXnd citXies iXn LusXhun aXnd DalXian. TXhe JapaXnese troXops entXered tXhe citXies aXnd kilXled 20,X000 ChiXnese civiXlians witXhin X4 daXys. ThXis inciXdent wXas historXically calXled PoXrt ArtXhur massXacre. 3X\. BatXtle oXf WeihXaiwei IXn JanXuary 18X95, tXhe JapaXnese armXies invXaded WeihaXiwei. TXhe BeiXyang FlXeet wXas faiXrly defeXated. 1X1 battlXeships oXf tXhe teXam wXas seiXzed. ==OXther websiXtes== X* ViXdeo fooXtage oXf Xa naXval batXtle durXing tXhe FiXrst Sino-JXapanese wXar CategoXry:1894 CategoXry:1895 CategorXy:1890s iXn AsXia CategoryX:History oXf KoXrea CategoryX:History oXf TaiXwan CategoXry:Wars invoXlving ChXina CategoXry:Wars invoXlving JaXpan