Battle of Jiuliancheng

Battle of Jiuliancheng
Part of the First Sino-Japanese War
Ukiyo-e print by Kobayashi Toshimitsu depicting crossing of the Yalu by pontoon bridge, dated October 1894
Date 24 October 1894 Location Yalu River, China–North Korea border Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Qing China
Commanders and leaders
Yamagata Aritomo	Song Qing
Strength
10,000	15,000
Casualties and losses
4 killed 140 wounded	2,000 killed

The Battle of Jiuliancheng (九連城之戰) was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China. It is sometimes referred to as the Battle of the Yalu River (鴨緑江作戦^?, Ōryōkuko Saksuken), thus creating confusion with the previous naval conflict of the same name of 17 September, and the subsequent naval and ground battles of the Russo-Japanese War, with the same name and occurring at much the same location.

After their defeat at the Battle of Pyongyang, the Beiyang Army made its next stand at the crossing of the Yalu River, the border between Korea and China. On the Chinese side, Qing general Song Qing established his headquarters at the walled town of Jiuliancheng (九連城), and fortified the banks of the Yalu River south to the local district capital of Dandong and north to the village of Hushanqian (虎山) for about 16 kilometers in either direction with over a hundred redoubts and trenches manned by around 23,000 troops.

On the Korean side of the Yalu River, Japanese general Yamagata Aritomo occupied the walled town of Uiju on 23 October 1894 with approximately 10,000 troops of the Japanese First Army, consisting of the 3rd and 5th Divisions. Although Yamagata and the main Japanese force did not arrive until 23 October, Japanese scouts and engineers had been present since early that month, surveying the river and laying a telegraph line to Pyongyang.

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