The Archive · 1904

The Desperate Attack on Liaoyang

Tokio, Ist September

The Japanese Right Army had already on the 29th ultimo crossed the Taitse River and occupied the heights east of Hsuangmiaotse. four miles north-east of Liaoyang.

The left column of the Right Army had severe fighting at the Shibmér-ling Pass, but so far had not sueceeded in capturing it, The Left Army occupied Hsii-shangpu, after attacking the formidable defences, and bivouacked there on the 29h ultimo, the Central Army advancing ce-ordinately with the other two.

All the armies resumed the attack on the 30th ult. on their respective fronts and hot engagements ensued, us the enemy being reinforced resisted stub omi:

The L-f Army sxccerded in oceupring the heights west of Hsinlitun, sbout four miles south of Linoyang, at midnight on the 30th, a heavy blow to the enemy's main position, being within the four, miles' radius from Liaoyang.

The enemy's attention was concentrated first on the Japanes> right and subsequently on the lo Owr own correspondent,

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