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The Takachiho was re-designated a 2nd-class cruiser on 21 March 1898.
During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, the Takachiho participated in the Battle of Chemulpo Bay, and was subsequently assigned to the Fourth Division of the Combined Fleet, where it participated in the Battle of Tsushima.
During World War 1, the Takachiho was struck by a torpedo launched by a the German S90 torpedo boat on 14 October 1914, during the Battle of Tsingtao, and went down with the loss of 271 men (including its captain Ito Sukeyasu) – the largest single loss for Japanese forces during the entire war.
By February 2, 1904, the Japanese Imperial Army's 12th Division, under the command of Major General Kuroki Tamemoto, was already embarked aboard troop ships intended for a major landing on Korea's west coast with orders to pacify the capital area and seize the southern provinces.
The Japanese had been eager to keep the peace in the region and stretched their readiness to compromise to its limits, but when a fight could no longer be avoided, they struck first, struck fast and struck hard.
Superior to the Japanese in sheer numbers, the Russians were far inferior to Japan when it came to the efficiency needed for conducting warfare.
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