Battle of Yunlin-Chiayi

Battle of Yunlin-Chiayi
Part of Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)
Date 1–2 September 1895 Location Yunlin-Chiayi, Taiwan Result Formosan victory
Belligerents
Republic of Formosa	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Wang De-biao Huang Jung-Bang Lin Yi-cheng Chien Ching-hua
Strength
5,000 - 10,000+	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Yunlin-Chiayi was fought in the Yunlin-Chiayi region during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. It was one of the very few major counter-offensive the Formosan initiated on the Japanese, and possibly the only successful one. Although the Formosan succeeded in recapturing Yunlin, they were eventually driven out in the subsequent Battle of Yunlin.

See also

• History of Taiwan

Notes

References

• Davidson, J. W., The Island of Formosa, Past and Present (London, 1903)
• McAleavy, H., Black Flags in Vietnam: The Story of a Chinese Intervention (New York, 1968)
• Yosaburo Takekoshi, Japanese Rule in Formosa (London, 1907)

v t e Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) Background Taiwan Expedition of 1874 Sino-French War First Sino-Japanese War Treaty of Shimonoseki Republic of Formosa Military and political developments Pescadores Keelung Hsinchu Baguashan Yunlin-Chiayi Chiayi Chiatung Tainan Changhsing Japanese personalities Kitashirakawa Yoshihisa Arichi Shinanojo Kabayama Sukenori Nogi Maresuke Takashima Tomonosuke Chinese and Taiwanese personalities Liu Yongfu Tang Ching-sung Qiu Fengjia Lin Shao-mao