Xincheng Incident

Xincheng Incident
DateNovember 1896
Location
Shinjō, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Xincheng, Hualien County, Taiwan)
Result Truku's victory
Belligerents
Truku Tribe  Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Haruq Nawi Empire of Japan Hiroshi Yuji
Strength
20 21
Casualties and losses
Unknown 13[1]

The Xincheng Incident (Chinese: 新城事件) is an event that took place in 1896 in the city of Shinjō (present-day Xincheng), Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan. The chief of the Truku tribe, Haruq Nawi, led 20 aboriginal warriors against the Japanese forces, killing 13 Japanese soldiers.[2]

  1. ^ "新城事件歷史現場變遷" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "太魯閣戰爭百年回顧" (PDF) (in Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.