Port Arthur massacre (China)
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Description
The Port Arthur massacre took place during the First Sino-Japanese War from 21 November 1894 for three days, in the Chinese coastal city of Port Arthur, when advance elements of the First Division of the Japanese Second Army under the command of General Yamaji Motoharu (1841–1897) killed somewhere between 2,600 civilians and 20,000 people including Chinese soldiers, although one eyewitness reporter estimated a total death toll of 60,000, including civilians, soldiers, and residents of the outlying rural district.
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