Fall of Lianshanguan

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[ Japan ]
The Japanese 2nd Army occupies Jinzhoucheng

Title: [ Japan ] The Japanese 2nd Army occupies Jinzhoucheng: Shelfmark： 16126.d.3(1); From its stronghold at Fenghuangcheng, captured at the end of October, the Japanese army advanced towards Fengtian Prefecture. En route they attacked and captured Lianshanguan on 11 November 1894. The Chinese army launched frequent counterattacks and fierce fighting continued in the area for some time. This print shows Japanese scouts (Reconnaissance Unit) reconnoitring the Chinese army at Fengtian Prefecture.

Title: [ China ] Victory at Lianshanguan by the soldiers of Generals Song Qing and Nie Shicheng: Shelfmark： 16126.d.4(38); From its stronghold at Fenghuangcheng, captured at the end of October, the Japanese army advanced towards Fengtian Prefecture. En route they attacked and captured Lianshanguan on 11 November 1894. The Chinese army launched frequent counterattacks and fierce fighting continued in the area for some time. This prints shows the Chinese commanders Song Qing and Nie Shicheng leading their troops to attack the Japanese army.

Reference Code： C11080796500 Title： Rikusan 77. 13 November 1894. Telegram. From Dagushan to Xiuyan
Telegram sent on the afternoon of 13 November 1894 by General Yamagata Aritomo, commander of the 1st Army responsible for the attack on Lianshanguan, to Imperial General Headquarters in Japan. In the second half he reports that a unit dispatched by Major General Tatsumi Naofumi, commanding the 10th Infantry Brigade (the Tatsumi Brigade), had engaged Chinese forces and reached Lianshanguan.

Reference Code： C06061855500 Title： Battle joined with the enemy at Motien Pass. General Yamagata
Telegram sent on the evening of 3 December 1894 by General Yamagata Aritomo, commander of the 1st Army responsible for the attack on Lianshanguan, to Imperial General Headquarters in Japan. He reports that on 15 November, after the Japanese army had taken Lianshanguan, a reconnaissance unit engaged the Chinese army on the summit of Motien Pass near Lianshanguan and that fighting was continuing in the area with some casualties.

Reference Code： C10060661200 Title： Special issue of the Tokyo Nichinichi Shinbun
Special issue of the Tokyo Nichinichi Shinbun newspaper for 17 December 1894. It contains a report on the situation of the 1st Army by Lieutenant General Nozu Michitsura of the 5th Division. It starts "All quiet around Lianshanguan and Caohecheng" but then goes on to recount that heavy fighting was continuing to the east of Lianshanguan around Saimaji and that the Chinese army was also attacking Fenghuangcheng which was the Japanese base for hostilities after its capture.