 On the evening of 23 July Yamane was reinforced by the other two columns, and on 24 July, the insurgents having been dispersed, all three columns returned to their starting points.A second sweep was carried out a week later by the same three columns, to subdue some scattered bands of insurgents.Naito and Matsubara’s columns set off from Haisoankan and Taipei on 29 July, while Yamane’s column left Tokoham on 31 July.