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==War==

==War==

The war can be said to have begun with the [[Battle of Seonghwan]] in July 1894, with the official declarations of war being made early the following month. Many central elements of the [[Meiji government]], including the [[National Diet]] and the [[Meiji Emperor|Emperor]] himself, relocated to [[Hiroshima]] to be closer to the headquarters of the war effort.<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], "Japanese Imperialism: Late Meiji Perspectives," in [[Mark Peattie]] (ed.), ''The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945'', Princeton University Press (1984), 71.</ref>

The war can be said to have begun with the [[Battle of Seonghwan]] in July 1894, with the official declarations of war being made early the following month. Many central elements of the [[Meiji government]], including the [[Imperial Diet]] and the [[Meiji Emperor|Emperor]] himself, relocated to [[Hiroshima]] to be closer to the headquarters of the war effort.<ref>[[Marius Jansen]], "Japanese Imperialism: Late Meiji Perspectives," in [[Mark Peattie]] (ed.), ''The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945'', Princeton University Press (1984), 71.</ref>

The Japanese First Army (17,000 troops) attacked [[Battle of Pingyang|Pingyang]] on September 15, securing the city by the next day, and forcing the Chinese to retreat across the [[Yalu River]]. The day after that, September 17, saw the [[Battle of the Yalu River]], the first naval battle in history fought between steamship fleets.

The Japanese First Army (17,000 troops) attacked [[Battle of Pingyang|Pingyang]] on September 15, securing the city by the next day, and forcing the Chinese to retreat across the [[Yalu River]]. The day after that, September 17, saw the [[Battle of the Yalu River]], the first naval battle in history fought between steamship fleets.