Siege of Tsingtao (1914 AD)

Siege of Tsingtao (First World War)
27 August 1914 - 7 November 1914
Tsingtao, China (Today known as Qingdao)
Combatants	Japanese Empire British Empire	German-Empire Austro Hungarian Empire
Objectives	Expel Germans and annex Tsingtao with Japanese Empire	Defense of Tsingtao
Leaders	Sadakichi Kato Kamio Mitsuomi Nathaniel Walter Barnardiston	Alfred Meyer-Waldeck Richard Makovicz
Strength	24,000 Japanese soldiers 4500 British soldiers 142 Artillery pieces	3,650 infantry
Losses	727 killed 1,335 wounded	199 killed 504 wounded 3,400 captured
Result	Victory for Japanese and British Empire Japanese take Tsingtao