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15 Sep 1894 Fall of Pyongyang

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  • [Japan] Japanese victory in a night attack on Pyongyang

    Japanese victory in a night attack on Pyongyang
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(71)
    Title: [Japan] Japanese victory in a night attack on Pyongyang
    Before dawn on the 15 September 1894 the Japanese army surrounded Pyongyang, where the Chinese troops were concentrated, and launched an all-out attack. This was the first large-scale land engagement of the Sino-Japanese War. On the evening of the same day the Chinese forces surrendered and escaped the city. The Japanese army entered Pyongyang early the following morning. This print shows the fighting during the night.
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    [Shelfmark： 16126.d.2(71)]
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  • [China] The night battle of Pyongyang

    The night battle of Pyongyang
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(30)
    Title: [China] The night battle of Pyongyang
    Before dawn on the 15 September 1894 the Japanese army surrounded Pyongyang, where the Chinese troops were concentrated, and launched an all-out attack. This was the first large-scale land engagement of the Sino-Japanese War. On the evening of the same day the Chinese forces surrendered and escaped the city. The Japanese army entered Pyongyang early the following morning. This print shows the fighting during the night.
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    [Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(30)]
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Reference Code： C06061835200 Title： "Pyongyang captured by dawn today". Divisional Commander Nozu.
Telegram sent on the evening of the 16 September 1894 by Lieutenant-General Nozu Michitsura, commanding the 5th Division which had carried out the attack on Pyongyang, to Imperial General Headquarters in Japan. It describes the fierce fighting from the previous day and how the Japanese army had completely occupied Pyongyang by dawn. It also gives details of the number of casualties.
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Reference Code： C06062044500 Title： 5th Division battle report
This is the official battle report of the 5th Division, which carried out the attack on Pyongyang, and is believed to have been compiled by the divisional commander Lieutenant-General Nozu Michitsura. It is a detailed record of the tactics and progress of the battle and of the composiition of troop units. It is also a rich source of additional information such as plans of troop movements before and during the battle, tables showing consumption of ammunition and food, and numbers of casualties.
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Reference Code： C11080915300 Title： September 16, 1894 Letters between Chinese officers captured by Japanese army in Pyongyang
This document describes the content of letters between Chinese officers captured by the Japanese army after the fall of Pyongyang. Image 3 onwards shows Japanese translations of letters between commanders of individual Chinese units in Pyongyang such as Ma Yukun and Zuo Baogui and their overall commander Ye Zhichao and reveal that they were exchanging reports on the situation within the Chinese army, the movements of Japanese forces, etc.