177 years ago today, on January 27, 1848 (December 22, 1847 lunar calendar), the early war criminal against China, Japanese Marshal and Admiral Hirahachiro Togo, was born. Hirahachiro Togo (1848-1934, December 22, the 4th year of Honghua - Showa 9th), born on January 27, 1848 in Kagiya-cho, Satsuma. 1.59 meters tall. Admiral and Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and Admiral Nakagi of the Army, also called the "God of War" of Japanese militarism. Led the Japanese Navy to defeat the Russian Navy in the Battle of the Tsushima Strait, which became a precedent in modern history for the Eastern yellow race to defeat the Western white race, earning him the reputation of "Nelson of the East". Early war criminal of invasion of China. In 1863, he joined the Satsuma Domain and participated in the Samoa-British War (war against the United Kingdom). In 1866, he joined the newly established navy of the Satsuma Domain. In 1884, he served as the captain of the "Tiancheng" ship, and went to Shanghai, Fuzhou, and Keelung to observe the Sino-French war. On July 25, 1894, on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of the First Sino-Japanese War, during the Battle of Toyoshima, he served as the captain of the "Nanisu" ship and sank the Qing Dynasty troop carrier "Gaosheng", killing more than 700 people. On September 17, 1894, during the Sino-Japanese Naval War of the First Sino-Japanese War, he commanded the "Nanisu" ship to fight. When the Japanese invaded Penghu in 1894, he commanded the 1st Guerrilla Group to support the infantry landing with fire. In 1895, he was promoted to vice admiral and became president of the Naval University. In 19 On August 10, 1904, he organized the Battle of the Yellow Sea and defeated the breakout of the Russian Navy of Lushun. In 1913, he was given the title of Marshal of the Empire during the Taisho period. In 1934, he was named a Marquis when he fell ill during the Showa period. He died of illness in Tokyo on May 30 at the age of 86.