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Battle of Changhsing

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The Battle of Changhsing (26 November 1895), popularly known in Taiwan as the Battle of the Burning Village (Chinese: 火燒庄戰役) 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 (Chinese: 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.

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