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  • [Japan] The Japanese 2nd Army fighting near Niuzhuang

    The Japanese 2nd Army fighting near Niuzhuang
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    Shelfmark： 16126.d.1(9)
    Title: [Japan] The Japanese 2nd Army fighting near Niuzhuang
    On 4 March 1895 Japanese forces fought their way out of Haicheng, where they had been surrounded by the Qing army, and marched west to attack the city of Niuzhuang which they captured after heavy fighting. This print shows the fighting near Niuzhuang in deep snow.
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    [Shelfmark： 16126.d.1(9)]
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Reference Code： C06061590100 Title： 4 March. Telegram from Army Staff, 1st Army to Army Staff of Imperial General Headquarters
Telegram sent on the night of 3 March by the Military Staff of the 1st Army, in charge of the attack on Niuzhuang, to the Military Staff in Japan. It reports that the 3rd and 5th Divisions of the 1st Army would launch an attack on Niuzhuang the following morning and that there are 7-8,000 Chinese troops in the vicinity of Niuzhuang.
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Reference Code： C06062095800 Title： No. 11. 4 March 1895. Detailed battle report of fighting near Niuzhuang. 3rd Divisions
Battle report of the 3rd Brigade which led the attack on Niuzhuang. It records the contents of the orders received on the night of 3 March, the day before the attack, the composition of units at the time of the attack and the movements of the 3rd Divisions on the day. Images 19 and 20 are plans showing the movements of units during the attack.
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Reference Code： C06062072300 Title： 4 March 1895. Detailed battle report of fighting near Niuzhuang. 5th Brigade
Battle report of the 5th Divisions. It records the contents of the orders received on the night of 3 March, the day before the attack, the composition of units at the time of the attack and the movements of the 5th Brigade on the day.