VI. DISASTER IN THE SOUTH: THE CHINESE NAVY IN THE SINO-FRENCH WAR, 1884–1885

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. CONTENTS xi
5. I. THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE WATER FORCE AND ITS FAILURE IN THE OPIUM WAR 1
6. II. CHINA’S DELAYED RESPONSE TO THE WESTERN NAVAL CHALLENGE 19
7. III. THE MILITARY SELF-STRENGTHENING MOVEMENT, TO 1875 41
8. IV. LI HUNG-CHANG AND NAVAL DEVELOPMENT, 1875–1885 63
9. V. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS IN THE MILITARY BUILDING EFFORT, 1875–1884 96
10. VI. DISASTER IN THE SOUTH: THE CHINESE NAVY IN THE SINO-FRENCH WAR, 1884–1885 109
11. VII. NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS AFTER 1885: THE EMERGENCE OF THE PEIYANG FLEET 129
12. VIII. NAVAL TRAINING, 1885–1894 154
13. IX. DISASTER IN THE NORTH: NAVAL ASPECTS OF THE SINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894–1895 167
14. X. CONCLUSIONS 198
15. NOTES. APPENDICES. BIBLIOGRAPHY. GLOSSARY
16. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES 206
17. NOTES 207
18. APPENDIX A. TABLE OF ORGANIZATION 243
19. APPENDIX B. TABLE OF OFFICER RANKS 244
20. APPENDIX C. LIST OF SHIPS, 1860–1895 246
21. APPENDIX D. CHINESE PERSONAL NAMES 262
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 292
23. GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND TITLES 306
24. INDEX 307