Wei Rugui (; 1836 – 16 January 1895) was a

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general of the late

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who fought in the

First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the po ...

. He took part in the Battle of Pyongyang in 1894, and subsequently lost another couple thousand troops on the retreat north. He later abandoned Port Arthur when it was taken by the advancing

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. Wei Rugui was subsequently executed for his failures in January 1895.Wei Rugui: in the Sino Japanese War of the Qing generals only be Wenzhan
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*{{cite book, last=Paine, first=S.C.M, title=The Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895: Perception, Power, and Primacy, publisher=Cambridge University Press, year=2003, isbn=0-521-81714-5 1836 births 1895 deaths Chinese military personnel of the First Sino-Japanese War Qing dynasty generals People executed by the Qing dynasty