Hsinchu Campaign

Hsinchu Campaign
Part of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)
Date 11 June – 2 August 1895 Location Hsinchu, Taiwan Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Republic of Formosa
Commanders and leaders
Major-General Nobunari Yamane	Lin Chaodong
Strength
18,000 troops & 190 cavalrys	23,000 tribes & 210 horsemen
Casualties and losses
189 killed & 397 wounded	8,000 killed

The Hsinchu Campaign (11 June – 2 August 1895) was an important military campaign during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895). The Japanese capture of Hsinchu on 22 June 1895 was succeeded by several weeks of intense guerrilla activity, and marked the emergence of a significant Formosan resistance movement to the Japanese invasion.