July 25, 1894: Japanese warships attack two Chinese vessels near the Korean port of Asan
July 29, 1894: The field armies of the Qing Dynasty and Japan engage on land at Songhwan. The battle ends with a Japanese victory the next day
August 1, 1894: China and Japan officially declare war
September 16, 1894: The Qing army is defeated in Pyongyang and retreats to the Chinese side of the Yalu River
September 17, 1894: The Beiyang Fleet is defeated by the Japanese Grand Fleet in the Battle of the Yalu River
November 21, 1894: The Second Army of Japan conquers Lushun, sometimes known as Port Arthur, in northeast China and commits the Port Arthur Massacre
February 2, 1895: The Japanese army captures the port of Weihai in east China's Shandong Province
February 12, 1895: The Beiyang Fleet surrenders to the Japanese in Weihai
March 30, 1895: Armistice is reached between the Qing Dynasty and Japan
April 17, 1895: The Treaty of Shimonoseki is signed between the two countries. The war ends.
(Compiled by Beijing Review) |