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Advance into Southern Manchuria

When: Feb-Mar 1895
Where: Southern Manchuria
Part of: Japanese troops capture Liaoyang and land in Taiwan

Japanese troops pressed into southern Manchuria following the fall of Weihaiwei in February 1895, leading to an armistice in March.

After the siege of Weihaiwei ended in February 1895, Japanese forces moved into southern Manchuria. The advance continued until an armistice was agreed in Manchuria and northern China on 30 March 1895. The specific capture of Liaoyang is not supported by the supplied passages.

Sources

First Sino-Japanese War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07

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