Gabriele Esposito, illustrated by Giuseppe Rava

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND



The opening of Korea - The 'Imo incident', 1882 - The 'Gapsin coup' and its aftermath,

1884-86- The 'Donghak rebellion', 1894



CHRONOLOGY



MILITARY OPERATIONS

Naval battle of Pungdo, 25 July 1894 - Battle of Seonghwan, 28 July 1894 - Battle of Pyongyang, 15 September 1894 - Naval battle of the Yalu river, 17 September 1894 - Japanese invasion of Manchuria, October-November 1894 - Liaodong Peninsula: capture of Port Arthur, 21 November 1894 - Shandong Peninsula: battle of Weihaiwei, 18 January-2 February 1895 - Manchuria: battle of Niuzhuang, 28 February 1895 - Treaty of Shimonoseki, and occupation of Pescadores, 20 March-17 April 1895 - Japanese occupation of Formosa, 29 May-21 October 1895



JAPANESE ARMY

Conscription - Formations and strength - Imperial Guard- Infantry, cavalry and artillery units - Engineer, train and Gendarmerie units - Basic Japanese order of battle, 1894-95- Weapons



CHINESE ARMIES

Army of the Eight Banners - Beijing Bannermen - Army of the Green Standard - Yung-ying armies - Huai army - Other modernized forces - Weapons



KOREAN ARMY

Chinese domination, 1880s - Japanese reorganizations, 1896-1907



DEFENDERS OF FORMOSA

Chinese garrison - Aboriginal forces



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