The factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed.
Reason: Cinema became practical in 1895, how is possible a moving footage of a naval battle in 1894?
This file couldn't have been taken during the First Sino-Japanese War. The earliest footage of a war was from the Greco-Turkish War (1897) by Frederic Villiers, all of which has been lost. [1][2] This video comes from the Russo-Japanese War. Compare the explosion that begins in this Russo-Japanese War documentary with the file's which starts at 0:02. The smoke dispersal is identical.
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Video footage of a naval battle during the first Sino-Japanese war (1894) Source: http://www2.open.ed.jp/real/15655/01.mp2 License: Public domain Converted to ogg by Raul654 {{PD}} category:War