Rover (bark)
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In 1867, the American merchant bark, Rover, wrecked off the coast of Formosa. The crew survived the wreck was killed by local aboriginals, a band of warriors from Kaolut tribe, in reprisal to killings of tribe members by foreigners occurred earlier.
Admiral Henry H. Bell led an expedition against them, including USS Wyoming and USS Hartford. Alexander Slidell MacKenzie was killed in the action on 13 June 1867.
The Rover incident plays a critical role on USA military history in terms of shaping US Marine Corps' "rules of encounter" in "Small Wars". See: 'The “Rover” Incident in Taiwan and the Making of US Marine Corps Small Wars Doctrine' http://targetedoutrage.blogspot.com/2005/01/rover-incident-in-taiwan-and-making-of.html
