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Yamaji Motoharu
Viscount Yamaji Motoharu | |
|---|---|
 Yamaji Motoharu | |
| Native name | 山地 元治 |
| Nickname(s) | "Dokuganryu" (One- eyed Dragon)[1] |
| Born | September 10, 1841 Kōchi, Tosa Province, Japan |
| Died | October 3, 1897 (aged 56) Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1871–1897 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | IJA 6th Division, IJA 1st Division. |
| Battles / wars | |
Viscount Yamaji Motoharu (山地 元治, 10 September 1841 – 3 October 1897), was a lieutenant general in the early Imperial Japanese Army during the First Sino-Japanese War. Soldiers under his command committed the Port Arthur massacre.[2]
- ^ Dupuy, Trevor (2001). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography. Harper. p. 816. ISBN 0785804374.
- ^ Dupuy, Encyclopedia of Military Biography
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