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

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)