1884清法戰爭滬尾之役紀念碑 Memorial for Battle of Tamsui During the Sino-French War of 1884

  1884年10月2日，四艘法國軍艦在淡水外海，炮擊清軍陣地，開啟滬尾之役的序幕。炮戰中，清軍兩座砲台悉遭摧毀，傷亡約數十人。10月8日上午，600名法軍從沙崙海灘登陸，向油車口方向推進。清軍方面，由提督孫開華率領擢勝中、後、右三營約1500人應戰。雙方在戰線上相互駁火。俟進入短兵相接距離，孫開華率部衝鋒，在瓦店埤與法軍展開肉搏血戰。擢勝中營衝擊法軍右翼，埋伏在港子平的擢勝右營又屢次突破法軍左翼，加以法軍子彈即將用罄，傷兵後送引起恐慌，最後只好撤退。這場登陸戰於中午結束，交戰不到兩個小時，法軍陣亡及失蹤計17人，傷者49人；清軍傷亡約200多人，皆包含多名軍官，足見戰況之激烈，是為淡水史上的一大事件。（文：張建隆）

  On October 2, 1884, as a prelude to the Battle of Tamsui, four French warships off the coast of Tamsui began bombarding Qing defensive positions. The bombardment destroyed both Qing batteries and inflicted dozens of casualties. On the morning of October 8, 600 French soldiers landed at Shalun Beach and began advancing on Youchekou. The Qing forces consisted of approximately 1500 men from three battalions of the Zhuosheng under the command of General Sun Kai-hua. The two sides exchanged fire before engaging in hand-to-hand combat with General Sun leading the charge at Wadianbi. The Zhuosheng center battalion attacked the French right wing while the Zhuosheng right battalion lying in ambush at Gangziping repeatedly broke through the French left wing. The French began running low on ammunition. Panic also broke out while the wounded were being evacuated to the rear so they were eventually forced to withdraw. The amphibious attack ended around noon and the fighting lasted no more than two hours. The French suffered 17 dead or missing, and 49 wounded; Qing forces suffered more than 200 casualties. The number of officers killed on both sides was a testament to the intensity of the fighting. The battle was a major event in the history of Tamsui. (Text: Chang Jian-long)