Editing Katsura Tarō (section)

==Army career==
The new [[Meiji government]] considered that Katsura displayed great talent, and in 1870 sent him to [[German Empire|Germany]] to study [[Military strategy|military science]]. He served as [[military attaché]] at the Japanese embassy in Germany from 1875 to 1878 and again from 1884 to 1885. On his return to Japan, he was promoted to [[major general]]. He served in several key positions within the [[Imperial Japanese Army]], and in 1886 was appointed [[Ministry of War of Japan|Vice-Minister of War]].<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Katsura, Taro, Marquess |volume=15 |page=697 |inline=1}}</ref>

During the [[First Sino-Japanese War]] (1894–1895) Katsura commanded the [[IJA 3rd Division]] under his mentor, Field Marshal [[Yamagata Aritomo]]. During the war, his division made a memorable march in the depth of winter from the north-east shore of the [[Yellow Sea]] to [[Haicheng, Liaoning|Haicheng]], finally occupying [[Niuchwang]], and effecting a junction with the [[Second Army (Japan)|IJA 2nd Army]] which had moved up the [[Liaodong Peninsula]].<ref name=EB1911/>