Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776)
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| Part of the Burmese–Siamese wars | |||||||||
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 Konbaung Dynasty (Burma)
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.svg){kind=small} Thonburi Kingdom (Siam) |
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Hsinbyushin Maha Thiha Thura Ne Myo Thihapate Zeya Kyaw
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Taksin Chao Phraya Chakri Chao Phraya Surasih Phraya Phichai Phraya Chaban Phraya Kawila Phraya Vaiwongsa
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Royal Siamese Army
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| 35,000 | |||||||||
Royal Burmese Army including:
Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776) was the major military conflict between the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) and Thonburi Kingdom of Siam (Thailand). The Burmese invasion forces faced tough heavy resistance from the Siamese forces and finally withdrew the invasion when King Hsinbyushin died on June 10, 1776. As a result, the Burmese loss of southern Lan Na (Chiang Mai) later proved to be the end of their 200 years rule.
In 1774, After the peace concluded between Konbaung and Qing Dynasty, a rebellion flared up in Lan Na mainly due to the repressive rule of the Burmese governor there, Thado Mindin. His contemptuous treatment of the local chiefs earned him their indignation. When a Siam army under the command of Chao Phraya Chakri and Chao Phraya Surasi reached Lampang, Phraya Chaban, Phraya Vaiwongsa and Phraya Kawila, the three local chiefs who had deserted the Burmese joined him in laying siege to Chiang Mai and soon King Taksin arrived on the spot. The city fell to the Siam armies in January 1775. the Burmese king sent another small army of 5,000 to attack Siam. But it was completely surrounded by the Siamese at Battle of Bangkeo in Ratchaburi, and eventually starvation compelled the Burmese to capitulate to King Taksin. Taksin took them alive was to promote the morale of the Siamese people. The Burmese reinforcements who had encamped themselves in the province of Kanchanaburi were then mopped up. King Hsinbyushin, who had been in a long illness that would eventually take his life, now ordered Maha Thiha Thura, who known in Thai history as Azaewunky to lead a fresh invasion of Siam in October 1775.
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