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The War in Eastern Asia: the Harbour of Wei-Hai-Wei - coast line...about five miles in length, 1895. Creator: George Meisenbach.

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The War in Eastern Asia: the Harbour of Wei-Hai-Wei - the coast line shown is about five miles in length, 1895. From a Sketch by Mr. J. A. Vaughan, H.M.S. "Undaunted". 'Torpedoed Chinese Gun-boat, tops only showing. Remains of Boom. Chen-Yuen, three Chinese Gun-boats and Transport. Dockyard. Mainland on West of Island. Fort taken by Japanese, from which they were driven out by Ting-Yuen, afterwards retaken by Japanese. Small Island Fort, silenced by Japanese fire. Island of Leu-kung-tau. Ting-Yuen, torpedoed and grounded. Fort evacuated and exploded by Chinese. It is to be hoped that the peace negotiations at Shimonoseki will...have resulted in the definite termination of the war that has been raging since the end of last July between China and Japan; and that the capture of Wei-hai-Wei...after three days and nights of severe conflict between the combined naval and military forces of both nations, will have become a matter of history. The position of Wei-hai-Wei...rendered its conquest very important in view of an intended Japanese hostile advance by sea and land to Tientsin and Pekin, which would probably have been attempted if the war had continued a few months longer'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895.

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