On this day, 130 years ago, on February 17, 1895 (January 23, 1895 in the lunar calendar), the Beiyang Navy was completely annihilated and China was defeated in the 1895 War. On February 17, 1895, the Beiyang Navy was completely wiped out, and the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 ended in the complete defeat of China. On the morning of July 25, 1894, the Japanese fleet sank the Qing Dynasty troop carrier "Gaosheng" in the waters of Fengdao in the Yellow Sea, and damaged the escort ships "Jiyuan" and "Guangyi". On August 1, the Qing Dynasty and Japan issued an edict to declare war on the same day, kicking off the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 - 1894. On February 17, 1895, the Japanese fleet occupied the Weihaiwei Military Port, and the Beiyang Navy Fleet was completely annihilated. The Sino-Japanese War of 1895 ended in the complete defeat of China. Data map: Beiyang Navy "Dingyuan" ship