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The Cross-Strait War, also commonly referred to as the Daoan-Jin War, was an intense armed conflict fought between Da Huang and an alliance between Daobac and Tsurushima from 6 July 1897 until 11 February 1898. The war was borne out of Da Huang's, commonly referred to as the Jin, expansionist and hegemonic policy to dominate the Kayatman and east Ochran regions through political and economic means. The Jin government viewed the subjugation and annexation of Daobac as a stepping stone to achieve Jin hegemony over the region, while at the same time control a strategic port of entry for international trade. The independence of Daobac in 1845 presented a new entry point for goods to enter and exist the Ozerosi and Kayatman seas. As a result many nations, Tsurushima and Da Huang among them, sought to establish friendly relations with Daobac in order to cement access to trade with the new nation. Initially, the Jin had the upper hand in the war, to the point of being able to invade and occupy parts of Bautroi island in Daobac. However their decision to simultaneously attack, what they perceived to be a weakened nation in the wake of a revolution, Tsurushima proved to be a major factor in their defeat. The involvement of Tsurushima as an ally of Daobac has been largely credited with single handedly turning the tide of the war. On July 1897 all Jin armies that occupied Bautroi island had been routed, and by January 1898 Daobac and Tsurushima launched a concentrated amphibious landing at Da Huang and eventually forced the Jin to surrender by occupying the Jin's capital city: Basingse. (See more...)
