In 1874, for example, the Japanese military dispatched soldiers to attack southern Taiwan (modern Pingtung County) in what is now known as the Mutan Village Incident. The local Aborigines fought valiantly, but their machetes were no match for the guns of the Japanese. The people of three villages, Mutan, Kaoshihfo and Nujeng, were annihilated by the Japanese.
例如，發生於 1874 年的「牡丹社事件」，日軍出兵攻打台灣南部（今屏東縣牡丹鄉），當地原住民奮勇抵抗，但番刀不敵槍砲，牡丹社、高士佛社、女仍社等 3 個部落慘遭日軍殲滅。