Penghu (Chinese: 澎湖; pinyin: pēng hú), also known as Pescadores in occidental documents, where is at eastern side of Taiwan Strait. Since the 17th century, there were 4 battles (or campaigns) involved Penghu.
Year | Name of campaign | Offense | Defense | Result |
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1624 | Siege of Fort Fongguei | Ming Empire | Dutch East India Company | The warships of VOC retreated to Formosa. |
1683 | Naval Battle of Penghu | Qing Empire | Kingdom of Tungning | Qing Empire added Penghu and Taiwan to its domains in 1684. |
1885 | Pescadores Campaign | French 3rd Republic | Qing Empire | France occupied Pescadores for 4 months. |
1895 | Pescadores Campaign (1895) | Empire of Japan | Qing Empire | Japan added Penghu to its domains. |
The original article can be found at List of battles in Penghu and the edit history here.