TAIWAN -GUO HUAIYI FARMER REBELLION ON 1652 SEPTEMBER 7- 4000 FARMERS WERE KILLED BY THE DUTCH
TAIWAN -GUO HUAIYI FARMER REBELLION ON 1652 SEPTEMBER 7 4000 FARMERS WERE KILLED BY THE DUTCH - September 7, 1652: The Guo Huaiyi Rebellion begins. Dutch Formosa refers to the Dutch colonial period of Formosa, what is known today as Taiwan. The name Formosa means “Beautiful Island” and the paradise is located off the southeast coast of mainland China. Guo Huaiyi Rebellion 郭懷一事件 Date 7–11 September 1652 Location present-day Tainan , Taiwan Result Dutch victory, slaughter of rebels Belligerents Guo Huaiyi's peasant army Dutch East India Company Aboriginal Taiwanese Strength 15,000 1,000 Dutch soldiers 5,000 Formosan allies Casualties and losses c.4,000 killed 8 Dutchmen, unknown number (likely small) of Formosan allies [ show ] v t e Dutch colonial campaigns The island is 245 miles long and 89 miles wide. There is evidence of human settlement dating back 30,000 yea...