Lamey Island Massacre

Lamey Island Massacre
Date	April–May 1636
Location	Liuqiu Island, southwest of the island of Taiwan22°20′24″N 120°22′19″E
Result	Massacre and enslavement of the natives, eventual depopulation of the island
Belligerents
Dutch East India Company	Natives of Liuqiu
Strength
100 Dutch soldiers; Unknown number of Formosan allies	unknown
Casualties and losses
exact numbers unknown, casualties slight	c. 300 killed; 323 captured
	Location of Lamey Island

The Lamey or Liuqiu Island Massacre was the slaughter of aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island (then known as "Lamey" or "Golden Lion Island") off the coast of Taiwan by Dutch soldiers in 1636. The killings were part of a punitive campaign in retaliation for the massacre of shipwrecked Dutch sailors in two separate incidents in 1622 and 1631 by natives of the island.

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