Maresuke Nogi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 308 words | Copyright

Maresuke Nogi , 1849–1912, Japanese general. Made a lieutenant general in 1895, he became governor-general of Taiwan. He was the hero of the capture of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War and was honored as a model of loyalty when he committed hara-kiri to follow the Meiji emperor into death.

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