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continued not having been halted until they decided to head back to ship after six hours of pursuit (I would have thought low on water and provisions in stifling heat in wool uniforms). As this was a punitive expedition or raid it was limited in objectives. True they did not inflict the decisive defeat on the Paiwan that was hoped for but I find difficult to believe that in the return musket volleys non were killed or injured, most likely they suffered if anything more casualties but removed their dead and wounded. "They retreated and dispersed into the jungle" after the final action. Piracy did continue until the
Japanese expedition which was one of conquest and it seems was by diplomatic arrangement with the Americans. The 1867 expedition landed then chased them into the interior and then left probably not a pleasant experience for the Paiwan either. Not a glowing success but not a defeat or Paiwan victory.
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They retreated "fled" at every single action a cunning plan or simply rationalisation of retreat, the so called skilled ambushes were swept away every time only inflicting a single fatality over the course of numerous actions and with the advantage of surprise. Hardly spectacular. The Naval party
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There are a lot of terms that were used in the old days that we don't use any more. I'd suggest this should be one of them.
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