dutch campaign series military actions diplomatic moves undertaken dutch colonial authorities dutch era taiwan aimed hostile villages southwestern region island prior campaign dutch years control island principal fortress alliance town villages area conducted numerous attacks dutch allies chief village ambushed slaughtered group dutch soldiers receiving reinforcements colonial headquarters dutch launched attack able crush opposition bring area present day fully control seeing powerful villages area defeated villages surrounding area came dutch seek peace surrender sovereignty dutch able dramatically expand extent territorial control short time avoid need fighting campaign ended february representatives villages attended ceremony cement dutch sovereignty southwest rule dutch able expand operations limited trading carried colony prior expanded territory allowed access deer trade later lucrative guaranteed security food supplies provided fertile land dutch imported chinese labour farm villages provided warriors aid dutch times trouble notably dutch defeat spanish allied villages provided opportunities dutch missionaries spread faith campaign considered foundation stone later success colony built background arrived southern building stronghold fort peninsula began sound local villages possibility forming alliances initially intention run colony solely trading port dutch later decided needed control provide security additionally large percentage supplies dutch colonists shipped great expense irregular intervals government fledgling colony keen source supplies locally company decided ally closest village relatively small able supply fish relations villages friendly settlements area involved constant low level warfare head hunting raids looting property alliance dutch odds foes village dutch bought piece land sum kind cloth built town chinese merchants initially villages area chiefly professed desire live peace dutch villages saw interest maintain good relations newcomers belief weakened series incidents earliest dutch attack chinese pirates bay far pirates able drive dutch soldiers causing dutch lose face villages encouraged dutch failure warriors raided believing dutch weak defend friends point dutch returned time able rout pirates restoring reputation forced return property stolen form pigs peace short lived november villagers attacked going dutch ask protection retribution dutch able force enemies case later incidents proved incapable fully protecting allies frustrated inability dutch protect villagers turned japanese traders friendly terms delegation village visited japan order ask japanese protection offer sovereignty japanese refused audience return villagers foes went governor demand company pay annual tribute villages operating land governor refused soon japanese policy removed japanese support leaving mercy rivals prompting missionary write village dutch protection protection stand month dutch unable defend allies governor went official friendly visit guard arrival leaving village morning ambushed crossing stream slaughtered man warriors governor lucky escape returned previous evening shortly massacre governor recalled governor general offences including responsibility relations japanese replaced governor immediately wanted attack village judged strong assault directly dutch moved weaker believed sheltered proponents massacre setting november returning later day having killed people burned village villagers sued peace signed month peace accord company years followed villagers continued campaign harass employees company particularly rebuilding structures destroyed situation showed signs improvement dutch relations late early villages went war won fight company happy divisions villages felt exploit dutch retaliation governor subsequently governor wanted garrison fort numbered soldiers undertake major campaign leaving dutch fortress guard strength persistent requests governors finally sent force soldiers taiwan avenge murder expeditionary force increase prestige company obtain respect authority necessary protection chinese come way china land stage relations villages deteriorated extent previously thought tightly bound dutch plotting rebellion missionary lived natives wrote rebels state planning murder beat death missionaries soldiers governor moved quickly quell uprising sending eighty soldiers village arresting key conspirators potential disaster dutch encouraged news principal enemies ravaged smallpox dutch control spared disease viewed divine sign dutch november newly arrived forces set headed governor joined group native warriors persuaded clergyman order good relations plan initially rest night attacking morning dutch forces received word villagers learned approach planned flee decided press attack evening succeeding surprising warriors village fight dutch executed men village setting fire houses returning way troops stopped step warning chiefs village price obtaining guarantees friendly conduct future village sent representatives dutch resting offering spear symbol ally forces dutch present offers friendship men collection villages hills previously outside dutch influence finally chiefs arrived dutch officials wishing sue peace signalled surrender sending best weapons dutch bringing small tree planted earth village token granting sovereignty months word dutch victory spread villages came pay respects fort assure friendly intentions new masters inherited enemies expressing hostility wake victory victory governor decided use soldiers cow villages starting previously killed employees villagers villagers fought acting vanguard receiving volley dutch warriors turned fled forces entered village unopposed burnt ground moved arrested warriors participated massacre dutch soldiers houses stop campaign trail previously sheltered wanted men villages time governor decided use diplomacy offering gifts assurances friendship consequences resistance left implicit took hint offered opposition dutch rule hearing dutch force tribes decided submit dutch rule fear dutch military hope alliance prove beneficial tribe representatives came modern day south ally dutch decided hold grand convention welcome villages fold impress dutch power duly took place february villages represented southern central governor presented attendees robes state position wrote delightful people met time notice kissed thing witnessed country tribe nearly war net effect dutch campaign dutch peace assuring control southwest island dutch called new area control united villages deliberate allusion homeland campaign vital success growth dutch colony operated trading post true colony point campaigns villages rebelled dutch oppression like dutch ordered women sex deer rice given basin village sparked rebellion december time chinese rebellion dutch beheaded subsequent fight dutch people died salt iron forced sue peace february
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