Title

Battle of the Yalu River, Sino-Japanese War, 25 October 1894. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Battle of the Yalu River, Sino-Japanese War, 25 October 1894. The First Sino-Japanese War was fought in 1894-1895 between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan over the control of Korea. The outcome, a victory for Japan, emphasised the decline of Chinese power and the rise of Japan since it opened up to the West in the 1850s. Part of a Private Collection.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_370

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,5Mb) / 16,5in x 11,8in / 4945 x 3541 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea people male man men country China Chinese guy ship ships geography color colour Japan Japanese deck explosion war location century casualty concept battle Navy firing sailor warfare sailors battleship naval warfare 19th century Yellow Sea water transport warship nineteenth century Art Media geographical feature naval battle Chino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 First Sino-Japanese War Battle of the Yalu River lithograph on board Unknown lithograph