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Sinking of Kowshing - Pungdo Incident

Japan · Warfare / Sinoese Wa. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

1Records
1894Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1894

Heihachiro Togo1894

Warfare / Sinoese War

Naniwa opened fire on the British-owned transport Kowshing after Chinese troops prevented compliance with Japanese orders; she sank on 25 July 1894.

Names involved

Heihachiro Togo

Provenance

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