瓦店埤遺址 Former Location of Wadianbi

  瓦店埤昔日為儲水灌溉之埤塘，上方為俗稱「金目港仔」（音譯）的溼地。瓦店埤設有水閘門，枯水期時關上水閘門儲水，雨季時則打開排水，排入小溪中，流向淡水河。溪上有一小橋，連通道路。1884年10月8日上午，法軍自沙崙海灘登陸，編成五個中隊後，朝向新砲台方向推進，目標是奪取水雷營。孫開華則率領擢勝後營清軍在油車口嚴陣以待。因受到溼地的阻擋，瓦店埤旁的小橋和小溪，就成為雙方急於突圍的通道。因此當孫開華率部向法軍衝鋒時，就在瓦店埤附近與法軍展開肉搏血戰。瓦店埤一帶因此成為此次戰役中交戰最為激烈之地。（文：張建隆）

  Wadianbi was once a pond used for water storage and irrigation. Its upper reaches were wetlands locally known as Jinmugangzih. A water gate at Wadianbi was closed during the dry season to store water. During the wet season, the water gate was opened to let excess water flow into the stream and from there into the Tamsui River. A small bridge crossed the stream. On October 8, 1884, the French organized themselves into five companies after landing at Shalun Beach then advanced towards the new battery. Their objective was the capture of the Naval Mine Company. They were opposed by the Zhuosheng rear battalion under the command of Sun Kai-hua at Youchekou. The obstacle presented by the wetlands made the bridge and small stream next to Wadianbi a key choke point. When Sun led the charge on French troops, hand-to-hand combat took place around Wadianbi. This was therefore the scene of the heaviest fighting during the battle. (Text: Chang Jian-Long)