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Battle of Pungdo

Battle of Pungdo was a battle fought on 25 July 1894 at Asan, in what is now South Korea. It was part of First Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1894 to 1895. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 3 protected cruisers against 2 protected cruisers; 1 gunboat; 1 transport ship.

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Naval Battle near Phungdo in Korea (Chôsen Hôtô kaisen no zu) in the First Sino-Japanese War
Naval Battle near Phungdo in Korea (Chôsen Hôtô kaisen no zu) in the First Sino-Japanese War. Kobayashi Kiyochika, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 July 1894
WhereAsan, South Korea37.097N, 126.583E
OutcomeJapanese victory
BelligerentsEmpire of JapanagainstQing Dynasty
Part ofFirst Sino-Japanese War1894 to 1895

Where it sits in First Sino-Japanese War

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Record

Date25 July 1894
PlaceAsan, South Korea
37.097N, 126.583E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3 protected cruisers2 protected cruisers; 1 gunboat; 1 transport ship
Casualties and losses1 protected cruiser damaged1,100 killed and wounded; 1 protected cruiser destroyed; 1 gunboat captured; 1 transport ship sunk; 1 protected cruiser damaged
Commanders
  • Tsuboi Kōzō
  • Itō Sukeyuki
  • Fang Boqian
Battle of PungdoBattle of PungdoBattle of Chemulpo BayBattle of InchonBattle of OsanBattle of PyongtaekBattle of SeonghwanBattle of Chemulpo BayBattle of InchonBattle of SeonghwanSeoulDaejeonGoyangGunsanHaejuSokchoOngjinCheongju100 km37.097N, 126.583E
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Battle of Pungdo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day South Korea.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q701890, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pungdo, revision 1372980733, 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.