battle, notable, nineteenth century
Battle of Lushunkou
Battle of Lushunkou was a battle fought on 21 November 1894 at Lüshunkou District, in what is now China. It was part of First Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1894 to 1895. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: ~15,000 men against ~13,000 men.
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Record
| Date | 21 November 1894 | |
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| Place | Lüshunkou District, China 38.835N, 121.280E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | ~15,000 men | ~13,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | 40 killed; 241 wounded; 7 missing | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Lüshun 1634, 3.2 km SW
- Siege of Port Arthur 1904, 5.7 km SW
- Battle of Port Arthur 1904, 6.8 km S
- Battle of Nanshan 1904, 47 km NE
- Battle of the Yellow Sea 1904, 61 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1634 and 1904.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jiuliancheng 24 October 1894
- After: Battle of Weihaiwei 20 January 1895
- All 9 engagements of First Sino-Japanese War
Elsewhere in 1894
- Battle of Kassala Sudan
- Japanese occupation of Gyeongbokgung South Korea
- Battle of Halai Eritrea
- Battle of Passo Fundo Brazil
Battle of Lushunkou is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 448 in present-day China.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1208996, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lüshunkou, revision 1370268653, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.