Oyama Iwao's Command in Wars

Oyama Iwao

A prominent Satsuma-born military leader, Oyama Iwao commanded critical operations during both the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. Serving as commander of the Second Army and later as General-in-Chief of the Manchurian Armies, his strategic coordination led to decisive victories at Liaoyang and Mukden, securing Japan's dominance.

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Year	Oyama Iwao
1842	Birth of Oyama Iwao (Period: November 12, 1842, Location: Kajiya-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (formerly Kagoshima Castle Town, Satsuma Province))
1860	Gunnery Research in Satsuma Domain and Development of the Yasuke Cannon (Age: 17 years old, Period: 1860s, Location: Edo (Present-day Tokyo), Japan, etc.)
1862	Teradaya Incident (Age: 19 years old, Period: May 1862 (April, Bunkyu 2), Location: Teradaya, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan)
1863	Satsuma-British War (Age: 20 years old, Period: August 1863, Location: Kagoshima Bay, Japan (Present-day Area Around Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture))
1870	Study in France and Inspection of the Franco-Prussian War (Age: 27 years old, Period: 1870–1874, Location: European Countries Including France and Germany)
1873	Political Crisis of 1873 (Seikanron Crisis, Age: 30 years old, Period: October 1873, Location: Tokyo, Japan (Then Tokyo))
1880	Appointment as Minister of the Army (Iwao Oyama, Age: 37 years old, Period: 1880, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1883	Marriage (Iwao Oyama, Sutematsu Oyama, Age: 40 years old, Period: November 8, 1883, Location: Tokyo, Japan (Wedding ceremony on Nov 8, 1883; Reception held at Rokumeikan in Dec 1883))
1885	Appointment as the First Minister of War (Iwao Oyama, Age: 43 years old, Period: December 1885, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1891	Promotion to General of the Army (Iwao Oyama, Age: 48 years old, Period: 1891, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1894	First Sino-Japanese War (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1894–1895, Location: Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Liaodong Peninsula, Shandong Peninsula, Taiwan, etc.)
1898	Appointment as Field Marshal (Age: 55 years old, Period: 1898, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1899	Appointment as Chief of the General Staff (Iwao Oyama, Age: 56 years old, Period: 1899, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1904	Appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Manchurian Army (Iwao Oyama, Age: 61 years old, Period: 1904, Location: Northeastern China (Manchuria))
1907	Elevation to Duke (Age: 64 years old, Period: 1907, Location: Tokyo, Japan)
1914	Appointment as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (Iwao Oyama, Age: 71 years old, Period: 1914–1916, Location: Tokyo, Japan; Imperial Court)
1916	Death of Oyama Iwao (Age: 74 years old, Period: December 10, 1916 (Tokyo, Japan, age 74))
Unknown	Marriage (Iwao Oyama, Sawa [First Marriage], Period: Said to Be Early Meiji Period, Exact Date Unknown, Location: Details Unknown)

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The Qing Dynasty Court	Qianlong Emperor Jiaqing Emperor Daoguang Emperor Xianfeng Emperor Tongzhi Emperor Guangxu Emperor Xuantong Emperor Puyi Empress Dowager Cixi Prince Gong Prince Chun Zaifeng
First Sino-Japanese War	Yamagata Aritomo Oyama Iwao Togo Heihachiro Nogi Maresuke Kodama Gentaro Ito Sukeyuki Kabayama Sukenori Komura Jutaro Katsura Taro Terauchi Masatake Emperor Meiji

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