Zheng Chenggong Leads the Fleet Across to Attack Taiwan

Timeline

1. 1661Liaoluo Bay, Kinmen · KinmenZheng Chenggong reorganized his fleet and loaded provisions and arms at Liaoluo Bay, Kinmen, completing the final assembly and oath-taking before the crossing to attack Taiwan, with a fleet numbering several hundred ships.
2. 1661Taiwan Strait · Taiwan StraitZheng's fleet set sail from Kinmen on the rising tide, using their knowledge of the waters to avoid the main Dutch patrol lines, crossing the Taiwan Strait overnight and closing on the Tainan coast.
3. 1661Lu'ermen · TainanZheng's main force landed on the Tainan plain through the Lu'ermen channel on the rising tide, quickly establishing a beachhead and advancing toward Fort Provintia and Fort Zeelandia, catching the Dutch garrison off guard.