Unwilling to accept the rule of outsiders, Taiwanese rose up in revolt in many places, leading to numerous battles in which the rebels, armed only with sticks and knives, suffered grievous losses against the modern army of Japan.
台灣人不甘受異族統治，紛紛起而反抗，興起一波又一波的武裝對抗，台灣人手持竹竿、菜刀和日本軍隊的現代武器戰鬥，犧牲慘重。