Paknam incident
1893 naval battle of the Franco-Siamese crisis / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Paknam Incident was a military engagement fought during the Franco-Siamese crisis in July 1893. While sailing off Paknam on Siam's Chao Phraya River, three French ships violated Siamese territory and a Siamese fort and a force of gunboats fired warning shots. In the ensuing battle, France won and blockaded Bangkok, which ended the war.
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Paknam Incident | |||||||
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Part of the 1893 Franco-Siamese conflict | |||||||
Illustration in the L'Illustration, showing the French ships anchored at the legation | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic | Kingdom of Siam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Captain Borey | Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 aviso 1 gunboat 1 steamer |
Land: 10 artillery pieces 2 forts Sea: 2 gunboats 2 gun flats 1 barque | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 killed 3 wounded |
16 killed 20 wounded |
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