First Sino-Japanese War - The Battle of Seonghwan
Time: Saturday Jul 28, 1894 at 07:30:00 AM
Place: Asan, Korea (Now South Korea)
Details: On 28 July 1894, the two forces met just outside Asan in an engagement that lasted till 07:30 the next morning. The Chinese gradually lost ground to the superior Japanese numbers, and finally broke and fled towards Pyongyang. Chinese casualties amounted to 500 killed and wounded, compared to 82 Japanese casualties.
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