海军留学生与晚清反对法日侵略的两次海战

Naval Officers with Overseas Study Background and Two Naval Battles Against the French and the Japanese Invasions of China in the Late Qing Dynasty

中国近代海军是在鸦片战争之后逐渐建立起来的,其发展重心是北洋海军。归国后的海军留学生或致力于近代海防教育,或投身于军器制造,或献身于军事指挥,在近代海军创建和海防事业的发展中发挥了举足轻重的作用。他们在反对法、日侵略的马尾海战和甲午海战中英勇抗战,抵御外来侵略,展示了晚清留学生群体的爱国情怀和报国之心,为世人树立了光辉的榜样。

The modern Chinese navy was established following the Opium War in a gradual way with Beiyang Navy as its primary force.Returned from studying abroad,the navy contributors devoted themselves into modern coastal defense education,naval ordnance manufacturing and battle commanding,playing significant roles in developing China’s modern navy and coastal defense.They demonstrated patriotism and set extraordinary examples as a group of students returned from abroad in the late Qing Dynasty with their bravery and courage in the Naval Battle of Mawei against the French and the Jawu SinoJapanese War of 1894 against the Japanese.