Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): China, Chinese-Japanese War (1894-1895), Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Military readiness, Naval battles, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Sin, Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
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Hermann Speck von Sternburg reports on the fighting between Japanese and Chinese forces in Manchuria. He finds the Chinese ill prepared both on land and sea to meet the Japanese offensive and believes the Japanese could approach Peking within two months. In the naval battle of Yalu, for instance, the Chinese had the wrong ammunition on their ships. Had they had the right ammunition, they ought to have won the battle and kept control of the sea.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1895-02-19
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
39
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [February 19, 1895]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25633. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [19 Feb. 1895]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25633.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908., [1895, February 19]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25633.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
