刘铭传的海防思想与实践——兼论台湾在中国海防中的战略地位  

Liu Ming-chuan's thought of coastal defence and its practice——the strategic role of Taiwan in Chinese coastal defence

作　　者：苏小东[1] 

机构地区：[1]海军航空工程学院海军史研究所,山东烟台264001

出　　处：《安徽史学》2007年第1期99-105,共7页Historical Research In Anhui

摘　　要：刘铭传以武将而跻身于封疆大吏之列,其一生之建树重在“事功”而非“理论”。正因为如此,他虽然也曾就海防及其相关问题有过全面系统的论说,但其认识水平显然不及同时代之佼佼者。关于台湾在中国海防中的战略地位,他也是在领导抗法保台、建台的过程中逐步加深认识的,并以首任台湾巡抚之地位不遗余力地将其思想主张付诸实践,开创了包括海防在内的台湾近代化新局面。刘铭传加速台湾建设、加强台湾海防的初衷是为了抵御日本的侵略,不料数年之后,台湾竟因北洋海防的崩溃而落入日本之手。这绝不是刘铭传个人的悲哀,实乃国家民族之大悲剧。As a general, Liu Ming-Chuan contributed to the frontier defence at the practical level but not at the theoretical level. His understanding on coastal defence was relatively limited compared with outstanding contemporaries, though he comprehensively evaluated the related questions. During defending and constructing Taiwan from the invasion of France, Liu Ming-Chuan gained a further understanding on the strategic role of Taiwan in Chinese coastal defenee, and put his thoughts into practice so as to open up a new prospect including coastal defenee. In order to prevent Taiwan from Japanese invasion, Liu Ming-Chuan improved to construct Taiwan and build up coastal defence. Several years later, however, Taiwan was invaded and captured by Japan following the collapse of Beiyang coastal defence. It is not only Liu Ming-Chuan＇s sorrow, but also Chinese national tragedy.

关 键 词：刘铭传 台湾省 海防思想 海防建设 

分 类 号：K825.81[历史地理—历史学]