List of wars involving Taiwan

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This is a list of wars involving Taiwan .

Taiwan has been ruled by various regimes throughout its history.

Contents

Wars involving Taiwan

  Military victory
  Defeat
  Indecisive or unclear outcome
  Ongoing conflict
WarCombatant 1Combatant 2Result
Japanese colonial rule (1895–1945)
Japanese invasion of Taiwan
(1895)
Flag of the Republic of Formosa (1895).svg Republic of Formosa
  • Flag of the Republic of Formosa (1895).svg Local militias
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan Japanese victory
Beipu uprising
(1907)
Hakka
Saisiyat
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan Japanese victory
Tapani incident
(1915)
Flag of Da Ming Cibeiguo.svg Da Ming Cibeiguo  [ zh ]
Han Taiwanese
Taiwanese aborigines
Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan Japanese victory
Musha Incident
(1930)
Tkdaya [1] Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan
Toda
Truku [1] (Taroko)
Japanese victory
Second Sino-Japanese War
(19371945)
Chinese victory
Republic of China (1945–present)
Chinese Civil War
(second phase)

(19451949)
1945–1949:
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
1945–1949:
National Flag of Chinese Soviet Republic.svg Yan'an Soviet
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China (1949)
Communist victory
First Taiwan Strait Crisis
(1954–1955)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Ceasefire; major escalation avoided
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
(1958)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Ceasefire
Communist insurgency in Thailand
(19651983)
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand

Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Kingdom of Laos (until 1975)
Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg ROC 93rd Division [2]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia [3] [4]
Supported by:
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Shan United Revolutionary Army flag.png Shan United Revolutionary Army [5]
Flag of the Karen National Union.svg Karen National Union [6]

Flag of the Communist Party of Thailand.svg Communist Party of Thailand
  • People's Liberation Army of Thailand
  • Federation of Farmers and Workers
  • National Student Center of Thailand
  • Ethnic groups, especially the Hmong

Flag of Laos.svg Pathet Lao
Flag of the Communist Party of Malaya.svg Malayan Communist Party [7]
Flag of the People's Liberation Army (Myanmar).png Communist Party of Burma [8]
Supported by:
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Khmer Rouge (until 1978)
Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg People's Republic of Kampuchea (since 1979)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China (until 1980)
Flag of Vietnam.svg North Vietnam

Thai government victory
  • Amnesty declared on 23 April 1980 by the Thai government
  • Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda
  • Communist insurgency declines and ends in 1983
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
(1995–1996)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
Flag of the United States (Web Colors).svg United States (naval support)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Inconclusive
  • Ceasefire

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wushe Incident - Encyclopedia of Taiwan". Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. Stumbling on to the legacy of the KMT’s ‘lost army’. January 16, 2019. Taipei Times.
  3. Chin Peng, pp.479–80
  4. NIE report
  5. https://www.thepeople.co/history/nostalgia/1295
  6. https://www.pptvhd36.com/news/%E0%B8%95%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8/221298
  7. Sison, Jose Maria. "Notes on People's War in Southeast Asia" Archived 2007-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. https://transbordernews.in.th/home/?p=42688&fbclid=IwY2xjawLHLMZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFVOG1lVEZ5R2hWWHRxQzMzAR7a4Sedyxw1bBX6W1tnkd7P7s695N0bujpVdNtknWt8JxFcTaB8xVyF35xZJA_aem_IBrMjKW3Mgkv6rWlPY__jA