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Updated: July 24, 2025

But Chemulpo having been chosen as the principal landing-place of the Japanese army corps which was to operate in Korea, it was, of course, imperative that the harbour should be cleared of Russian war-vessels. On February 8th, the Russians at Chemulpo were surprised by a summons from Admiral Uryu to leave the port or undergo bombardment at their anchorage.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

The Japanese had no part at all in this catastrophe. It was purely accidental. While these things were happening at Port Arthur, a squadron of the Japanese navy, under Admiral Uryu, escorted a number of transports to Chemulpo, the port of the Korean capital, Seoul. It does not appear that Admiral Uryu's prime object was to engage these Russian ships.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era