Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Ōyama Iwao

Battles of Ōyama Iwao

Japanese general (1842-1916)

Ōyama Iwao is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1894 and 1905: 7 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in China (6), North Korea (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,047 km apart end to end, 174 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Russo-Japanese War (4), First Sino-Japanese War (3).

Battle of LushunkouBattle of WeihaiweiBattle of PyongyangBattle of LiaoyangBattle of ShahoBattle of SandepuBattle of MukdenBattle of PyongyangBattle of LiaoyangBattle of ShahoBattle of SandepuBattle of MukdenSeoulDalianIncheonJinxiYantaiAnshanSinuijuTangshanNampoSuwon200 km39.640N, 123.515E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1894: 2 engagements2 in 18941895: 1 engagements1904: 2 engagements2 in 19041905: 2 engagements2 in 190518941905
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Pyongyang, 1894Battle of Lushunkou, 1894Battle of Weihaiwei, 1895Battle of Liaoyang, 1904Battle of Shaho, 1904Battle of Sandepu, 1905Battle of Mukden, 190518941905
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
15 September 1894Battle of PyongyangPyongyang, North KoreaJapanese victory
21 November 1894Battle of LushunkouLüshunkou District, China387 km WJapanese victory
20 January 1895Battle of WeihaiweiWeihai, People's Republic of China168 km SEJapanese victory
25 August 1904Battle of LiaoyangLiaoyang, People's Republic of China428 km NJapanese victory
5 October 1904Battle of ShahoChina44 km NESee #Aftermath
25 January 1905Battle of SandepuChina21 km NInconclusive
6 February 1905Battle of MukdenShenyang, People's Republic of China0 km NJapanese victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.