First Sino‑Japanese War and the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1894–1895)

1. Battle of Pungdo opens naval fighting

   Jul 25, 1894Labels: Pungdo, Asan Bay, Japanese Navy

   • Pungdo
   • War overview

2. Battle of Seonghwan (Asan)

   Jul 29, 1894Labels: Seonghwan, Asan, Imperial Japanese

   • Seonghwan
   • War overview

3. War formally declared by Qing and Japan

   Aug 1, 1894Labels: Qing Dynasty, Empire of, Korea Crisis

   • Britannica
   • War dates

4. Battle of Pyongyang

   Sep 15, 1894Labels: Pyongyang, Imperial Japanese, Qing Army

   • Pyongyang
   • War dates

5. Battle of the Yalu River (Yellow Sea)

   Sep 17, 1894Labels: Yalu River, Beiyang Fleet, Imperial Japanese

   • Britannica
   • Yalu battle

6. Battle of Lüshunkou (Port Arthur)

   Nov 21, 1894Labels: L shunkou, Port Arthur, Japanese Army

   • L shunkou
   • War dates

7. Battle of Weihaiwei begins

   Jan 20, 1895Labels: Weihaiwei, Beiyang Fleet, Japanese Navy

   • Weihaiwei
   • War overview

8. Weihaiwei falls to Japan

   Feb 12, 1895Labels: Weihaiwei, Beiyang Fleet, Japanese Army

   • Weihaiwei
   • War overview

9. Pescadores campaign secures Penghu

   Mar 23, 1895Labels: Pescadores, Penghu, Japanese Navy

   • Pescadores
   • Treaty terms

10. Armistice (Convention of Shimonoseki)

    Mar 30, 1895Labels: Shimonoseki, Armistice, Peace Negotiations

    • Taiwan Docs
    • Treaty context

11. Treaty of Shimonoseki signed

    Apr 17, 1895Labels: Treaty of, Empire of, Qing Dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Treaty page

12. Triple Intervention pressures Japan

    Apr 23, 1895Labels: Triple Intervention, Russia, Germany

    • Triple Int
    • JACAR

13. Treaty becomes effective (ratifications exchanged)

    May 8, 1895Labels: Ratification, Treaty of, Exchange of

    • Treaty page
    • Britannica

14. Republic of Formosa proclaimed in Taiwan

    May 23, 1895Labels: Republic of, Taiwan, Local elites

    • Formosa
    • Taiwan invasion

15. Japanese invasion of Taiwan begins

    May 29, 1895Labels: Japanese invasion, Taiwan, Imperial Japanese

    • Taiwan invasion
    • Formosa

16. Japan retrocedes Liaodong Peninsula

    Nov 8, 1895Labels: Liaodong Peninsula, Japan, Triple Intervention

    • Triple Int
    • Treaty terms