Punitive expedition to Formosa (Taiwan), first foreign military campaign after the Meiji Ishin (Meiji Restoration). It took place in May 1874. The setting was Hengchun Peninsula. Those involved included the Empire of Japan, Qing dynasty and Taiwanese indigenous peoples. Its causes included Mudan Incident of 1871 and Rover incident.
Before and after
- 25 January 1874Birth of William Somerset Maugham
- 8 March 1874Death of Millard Fillmore
- from 15 April 1874 to 15 May 1874Brooks-Baxter War
- 25 April 1874Birth of Guglielmo Marconi
- May 1874Japanese invasion of Taiwan
- 10 August 1874Birth of Herbert Hoover
- 13 September 1874Birth of Arnold Schoenberg
- 21 November 1874Founding of Aston Villa F.C.
- 30 November 1874Birth of Winston Churchill
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- from 1868 to 1889Meiji Restoration
The era
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