"Eating Too Much Rice Almost Sank the Japanese Navy" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Jul 2018 10:13 p.m. PST |
"In August 1882 in Incheon Bay near Seoul, four Japanese warships were locked in a tense stand-off with two Chinese warships that had brought troops to quell a revolt on the Korean peninsula. On paper, the Japanese flotilla outnumbered the Chinese, but the hulls of the Japanese ships hid a deadly secret. Less than half of their crews could man their stations. The Korean peninsula erupted into conflict on July 23. A soldiers' protest against ill treatment, unpaid wages and poor provisions turned into widespread mutiny. Ousted from power, the former regent of the king set the mutineers upon the government—and against the Japanese advisers working to modernize the Korean army…."
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Armand |
GatorDave  | 20 Jul 2018 3:28 a.m. PST |
Really interesting article. Thanks. |
| Tango01 | 20 Jul 2018 10:52 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
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