Battle of Changhsing

Battle of Changhsing
Part of Japanese Invasion of Taiwan (1895)
Monument for battle of Changhsing
Date 26 November 1895 Location Pingtung, Taiwan Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Hakka militias remnants
Commanders and leaders
Major-General Yamaguchi Motoomi	Chiu Feng-yang
Strength
2,000	200~300
Casualties and losses
15 killed 57 wounded	100+ killed

The Battle of Changhsing (26 November 1895), popularly known in Taiwan as the Battle of the Burning Village was the last set-piece battle during the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. It was fought by Hakka militia and armed civilians against the invading Imperial Japanese Army in Changhsing village (長興村). The battle earned its name from the fact that the entire village was burnt to the ground by the Japanese during their attempts to capture it from the Formosans.