BATTLE // June 3, 1895
Battle of Keelung
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Overview
The Battle of Keelung was the first significant engagement of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) on 2–3 June 1895 when the short-lived Republic of Formosa sought to repel the Japanese military forces sent there to occupy the ceded territories, by China's Qing dynasty, of the Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan under the April 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki. The treaty was the result of China's defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Forces & casualties
Troop strength
- Empire of Japan7,000medium
- Republic of Formosa12,000medium
Republic of Formosa fielded a 1.7 : 1 numerical advantage
Casualties
- Giappone200medium
Commanders (2)
Empire of Japan
Kitashirakawa Yoshihisalieutenant general
Republic of Formosa
Tang Jingsonggeneral
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