Pescadores campaign | |||||||
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Part of the First Sino-Japanese War and the Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) | |||||||
The Rising Sun Flag flying over Yuweng Island after its occupation by Japan | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Empire of Japan | Great Qing | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Itō Sukeyuki Tōgō Heihachirō Dewa Shigetō Hishijima Yoshiteru | Zhu Shangpan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
11,000[citation needed] | 13,642[citation needed] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,500 died of disease | Heavy |
The Pescadores campaign (23–26 March 1895) was the last military operation of the First Sino-Japanese War and an essential preliminary to the Japanese conquest of Taiwan.