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

Japanese invasion
of Taiwan (1895)

Pescadores
Keelung
Hsinchu
Baguashan
Chiayi
Chiatung
Tainan
Changhsing

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 a subsequent series of Japanese assaults on the city.^[1]

Notes

^ Davidson (1903), pp. 358–9

References

Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan. OCLC 1887893. OL 6931635M.

Davidson, James W. (1903). The Island of Formosa, Past and Present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions. London and New York: Macmillan & co. OL 6931635M.
McAleavy, Henry (1968). Black Flags in Vietnam : The Story of a Chinese Intervention. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-0049510142.
Takekoshi, Yosaburō (1907). Japanese rule in Formosa. London, New York, Bombay and Calcutta: Longmans, Green, and co. OCLC 753129. OL 6986981M.

v t e Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)
Background	Mudan incident 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 Jingsong Qiu Fengjia Lin Shao-mao