battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Baguashan
Battle of Baguashan was a battle fought in 1895 at Baguashan, in what is now Taiwan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Baguashan. It was part of the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. The recorded result: Japanese victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 5,000, with fire support from Bagua battery.
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Where it sits in the Japanese invasion of Taiwan
Record
| Date | 1895 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Baguashan, Taiwan 24.079N, 120.551E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 15,000 | 5,000, with fire support from Bagua battery |
| Casualties and losses | Light | Heavy |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of O͘-gû-lân 1947, 42 km E
- Pescadores Campaign 1895, 113 km SW
- Raid on Penghu date unknown, 124 km SW
- Siege of Fort Zeelandia 1661, 126 km S
- Battle of Penghu 1683, 129 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Hsinchu Campaign 1895
- After: Battle of Yunlin-Chiayi 1895
- All 9 engagements of Japanese invasion of Taiwan
Elsewhere in 1895
- Japanese invasion of Taiwan Taiwan
- Jameson Raid South Africa
- Battle of Amba Alagi Ethiopia
- Battle of Weihaiwei People's Republic of China
- Battle of Yingkou People's Republic of China
Battle of Baguashan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 50 in present-day Taiwan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870388, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Baguashan, revision 1380373275, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.