[ Japan ]
The Battle of Pungdo
- Title: [ Japan ] The Battle of Pungdo
- Shelfmark: 16126.d.2(76)
- On the 25 July 1894 Japanese and Chinese fleets engaged each other in in a naval battle near Pungdo Island off Incheon. During the battle, the British merchant ship "Kowshing", which was being used by the Chinese to transport troops, was sunk by the Japanese, an event known as the "Kowshing Incident". This image shows the sinking of the Kowshing.