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題 名 | 清末旗後砲臺爆炸真相探討 |
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作 者 | 張守真; | 書刊名 | 高雄文化研究 |
卷 期 | 2010.07[民99.07] |
頁 次 | 頁85-112 |
分類號 | 673.214302 |
關鍵詞 | 旗後砲臺; 萬國標; 劉成良; |
語 文 | 中文(Chinese) |
英文摘要 | Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894. The Japanese Army captured Weihaiwai or the Weihai Garrison(威海衛),the main base for the Beiyang Fleet(北洋艦隊)from the landward side in north China on Feb.1,1895. Qing Army suffered from serious disadvantages, and faced a precarious situation. At the same time, Wan, Kuo-Piao(萬國標) the commander of the Fort of Saracen’s Head(Chi-hou Fort)at Takau (Kaohsiung) , was busying inventory being taken of the ammunitions of war preparatory, preparing for handing over to the Black Flag Army(黑旗軍). The powder magazine inside the Fort of Saracen’s Head exploded about 2 p.m. on Feb.1,1895. More than 80 soldiers were killed and Fort structure, wall multiple cracks were seriously damaged, fortunately big guns had not suffered from any material injury. Since Qing occupied Taiwan in 1684, the soldiers coming from mainland to Taiwan had always been tough, disobeying system and rules, causing serious breakdowns in discipline. But about the reasons of the explosion of the powder magazine inside the Fort of Saracen’s Head was due to “Carelessness” or “Accident” by Chinese official reports. On the other hand, according to the report of James W. Davidson, the American Journalist, that the survival soldier reported, the soldiers often found wandering in the arsenal smoking, the Army did not have any fixed rules, every room in the Fort were used as a ammunition depot at random and shelter. Later, 8 among those who were involved, 4 soldiers were beheaded by the commander of the Black Flag Army Liu, Yong-Fu(劉永福). Wan, Kuo-Piao(萬國標)was dismissed, his duties was taken over by General Liu, Cheng-Liang (劉成良, Liu, Yong-Fu adopted son)on Feb.15. The Fort of Saracen’s Head was quickly fixed on March 31, 1895. |
本系統中英文摘要資訊取自各篇刊載內容。