Republic of Formosa
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The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed on 17 April 1895, and contained a clause requiring the cession to Japan of Taiwan and the Pescadores by China. When the news of the treaty's contents reached Taiwan, a number of notables from central Taiwan led by Chiu Feng-chia decided to resist the transfer of Taiwan to Japanese rule. On 23 May, these men proclaimed the establishment of a free and democratic Republic of Formosa.
Establishment
May 1895: The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed on 17 April 1895, and contained a clause requiring the cession of Taiwan and the Pescadores. When the news of the treaty's contents reached Taiwan, a number of notables from central Taiwan led by Chiu Feng-chia decided to resist the transfer of Taiwan to Japanese rule. On 23 May, these men proclaimed the establishment of a free and democratic Republic of Formosa.
Chronology
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A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.
1.1.Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)
After the First Sino-Japanese War, Qing China had officially ceded the island of Taiwan to Japan. However, the people of Taiwan led by Chiu Feng-chia proclaimed an independent Republic, which caused the Japanese invasion, and ultimately its annexion, by Taiwan.
May 1895: The first troops of the Imperial Guards Division went ashore on the northern coast of Taiwan at Samtiao Point near the village of Audi.
June 1895: The first major engagement in 1895 at Sui-hong (Ruifang) involved the Japanese Empire and the Chinese forces led by General Ye Zhichao. The defending Chinese forces were ultimately defeated in this battle, leading to the territory falling under Japanese control.
June 1895: The Japanese captured the port city of Keelung.
June 1895: The first Japanese troops entered Taipei at dawn.
June 1895: In 1895, during the First Sino-Japanese War, 18 Japanese cavalry troopers led by General Goro Shiba advanced northwards from Taipei and occupied Tamsui, a strategic port town in northern Taiwan.
June 1895: The Japanese captured Hsinchu with little trouble.
August 1895: The Japanese columns were led by General Katsura Taro and General Nogi Maresuke. The resistance in Beipu was part of the wider conflict known as the Japanese invasion of Taiwan, which aimed to bring the island under Japanese control.
August 1895: During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese Empire, led by General Yamagata Aritomo, fought against Chinese insurgents in a significant battle on 8 and 9 August 1895 to capture the heights of Cha-pi-shan.
August 1895: On 11 August the Japanese occupied Aulang.
August 1895: On 14 August the Japanese entered Miaoli county.
August 1895: Japanese occupation of the large village of Koloton.
August 1895: The Japanese fought all day to clear the insurgents from their line of advance, but the village was not completely cleared until the morning of 26 August.
August 1895: Battle of Baguashan.
September 1895: Talibu was securely occupied by the Japanese.
October 1895: Japanese at Yunlin.
October 1895: A Japanese division fought the second-largest battle of the Taiwan campaign, the Battle of Chiayi.
October 1895: In 1895, during the First Sino-Japanese War, 5,460 troops under the command of Prince Fushimi Sadanaru of the Japanese Empire landed at Po-te-chui in Budai.
October 1895: The larger task force, 6,330 troops under the command of Lieutenant-General Nogi Maresuke, landed at Pang-liau (Fangliao).
October 1895: The Japanese 17th Infantry Regiments landed at Pa-te-chui.
October 1895: Battle of Chiatung.
October 1895: Engagement between Japanese and Taiwanese forces near Kiu-sui-kei on 16 October.
October 1895: Battle to capture the fortified village of Shau-lan.
October 1895: The Japanese reached the village of Ji-chang-hang, only a few miles south of Tainan.
October 1895: Tainan capitulated to the Japanese on 21 October.
Disestablishment
October 1895: Tainan capitulated to the Japanese on 21 October.
