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Siege of Bangkok

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442:, commander of the Bangkok fortress, was invited to Lopburi by Phetracha, and according to the account of one of his officers named De la Touche received promises of significant personal gains, such as the naming of his eldest son, Marquis Desfarges, to a major position in the Siamese government, equivalent to that which Constantine Phaulkon had held. Phetracha also required Desfarges to move his troops from Bangkok to Lopburi in order to contribute in an ongoing war with the Lao and the Cochin-Chinese. Desfarges managed to leave by promising that he would send the troops demanded by Phetracha, and that he would remit the fortress of Bangkok. He also had to leave his two sons as hostages to Phetracha. 208: 197: 143: 172: 163: 99: 129: 336: 680: 531:. Twelve small forts were constructed around the French fortress, each one containing between seven and ten cannons. According to the French, this was done with the help of the Dutch. The Chao Praya, connecting the fortress of Bangkok to the sea, was lined with numerous forts, and was blocked at its mouth with five to six rows of huge tree trunks, an iron chain and numerous embarkations. Altogether, there were seven batteries, containing 180 cannons. 520: 410: 655:, provided by Phetracha. Altogether, the siege had lasted more than four months, until the negotiated settlement was reached. Of the three French hostages who were supposed to remain in Siam until the Siamese ships were returned, only Mgr Laneau, Bishop of Metellopolis, actually remained, while Véret, the head of the French factory, and the Chevalier Desfarges, son of the General, managed to flee on board the 34: 538:) for help. The longboat was commanded by a company lieutenant and ship ensign, Sieur de Saint-Christ. He was blocked on his way to the sea, however, as numerous fortifications and Siamese soldiers had been established there. Overwhelmed, Saint-Christ self-exploded his own ship, leading to the death of hundreds of Siamese and most of the French crew except two, who were ultimately remitted to Desfarges. 591: 487: 188: 181: 115: 623:
the vestiges of the (Christian) religion", and he further captured dozens of French people to obtain her return: the Jesuit Father de La Breuille, 10 missionaries, fourteen officers and soldiers, six members of the French East India Company, and fourteen other French people (including three ship captains, three mirror technicians, Sieur de Billy, governor of
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of France, took refuge with the French troops in Bangkok, where she was able to stay from October 4–18, 1688. She had managed to flee Ayutthaya with the help of a French officer named Sieur de Sainte-Marie. According to Desfarges himself, Phetracha demanded her return, threatening to "abolish
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As the Siamese were using the Thonburi fortress advantageously, the French decided to launch an attack against it and destroy it. A detachment of 30 men was sent, on two longboats led by an ensign. The French were overwhelmed by the Siamese forces, however, and although several had managed to scale
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In an effort to end the stalemate with the French in Bangkok, on 24 June Phetracha released the two sons of Desfarges, whom he had been holding as hostages since the visit of General Desfarges to Lopburi in early June, as well as all other French prisoners. Although he tried to make peace with the
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fortress). Seeing that the position would be difficult to defend, especially since communications would become nearly impossible at low tide, the French decided to regroup in the larger fortress, on the left bank of the river. The French destroyed parts of the fortifications, split 18 cannons and
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river) and 200 men, including officers. General Desfarges was commander-in-chief, and Mr de Vertesalle was second in command. For food, they also had about 100 cows, which Constance Phaulkon had had the foresight of providing them, which they started to slaughter. In order to facilitate defensive
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in an attempt to restore some sort of French control in Siam. The island was captured temporarily in 1689, but the occupation led nowhere, and Desfarges returned to Pondicherry in January 1690. Recalled to France, he left 108 troops in Pondicherry to bolster defenses, and left with his remaining
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King Narai agreed to the proposal, and a fortress was established in each of the two cities, which were commanded by French governors. Desfarges noted in his account of the events that he was in command of the fortress of Bangkok, with 200 French officers and men, as well as a Siamese contingent
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for four months. The Siamese were able to muster about 40,000 troops, equipped with cannon, against the entrenched 200 French troops, but the military confrontation proved inconclusive. Tensions between the two belligerents progressively subsided, and finally a negotiated settlement was reached
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French, Phetracha managed to eliminate all the viable candidates to the throne: the two brothers of the king were executed on 9 July 1688. King Narai himself died on July 11, possibly with the help of poisoning. Phetracha was crowned king on 1 August 1688, in Ayutthaya. He founded the new
578:, provided by Phetracha. The new king Phetracha gave back all his French prisoners. To guarantee the agreement, the French were supposed to leave the country holding two Siamese hostages, while three French hostages were supposed to remain in Siam until the Siamese ships were returned: 454:, the former ambassador to France, to whom he was supposed to remit the fortress. According to Vollant de Verquains, on that same day, in a council of war with his officers, the decision was taken not to obey Phetracha, but rather to resist him and start an armed confrontation. 554:
After that time, the tension around the French in Bangkok subsided, with fewer cannon shots being traded, and exchanges of food and services being resumed to a certain level. Some discussions were also cautiously started to find an agreement. On 9 September the French warship
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The first act of war was the attack on a Chinese junk belonging to the king of Siam, which was passing by. The captain of the junk had refused to give supplies to French, especially the salt which was needed to salt meat, and therefore was fired on repeatedly.
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Desfarges left Lopburi on 5 June. As Desfarges had shown no interest in the fate of Phaulkon, Phetracha ordered Phaulkon's execution the same day. Phaulkon, who had been submitted to many tortures since his arrest, was beheaded by Phetracha's own son,
563:, but was unable to dock at the Bangkok fortress as the entrance to the river was being blocked by the Siamese. According to Vollant des Verquains, this put further pressure on the Siamese however to find a peaceful way out of the conflict. 394:. By 1688 anti-foreign sentiments, mainly directed at the French and Phaulkon, were reaching their zenith. The Siamese courtiers resented the dominance of the Greek Phaulkon in state affairs, along with his Japanese wife 379:
provided by King Narai, and Du Bruant was in command of Mergui with 90 French soldiers. Another 35 soldiers with three or four French officers were assigned to ships of the King of Siam, with a mission to fight piracy.
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by seizing the Royal Palace in Lopburi and putting king Narai under house-arrest on 17–18 May. He also imprisoned Constantine Phaulkon on 18 May 1688, and executed the king's adopted son Mom Pi on May 20.
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Since two ships of the king of Siam were out at sea being commanded by some of his officers, Desfarges sent a longboat to try to reach them, and possibly call the French in India (
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The French initially occupied both sides of the Chao Phraya in Bangkok, with two fortresses, one on the left bank (the Bangkok fortress) and one on the right bank (the
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to bombard the French positions. Forty cannons were set up there, which were in a very good position to shoot at the French fortress on the other side of the river.
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the ramparts, they soon had to jump from it. Four French soldiers were killed on the spot, and four later died from their wounds.
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France was unable to stage any comeback or organize a retaliation due to its involvement in major European conflicts: the
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later sank on February 27, 1691, with most of the remaining French troops including Desfarges' two sons, off the coast of
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Desfarges finally negotiated in the end of September 1688 an agreement to leave the country with his men on board the
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spiked the rest. Soon after they left the smaller fort, Siamese troops invested it and began to set up cannons and
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On April 10, 1689, Desfarges – who had remained in Pondicherry – led an expedition to capture the
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led to strong nationalist movements in Siam directed by the Mandarin and Commander of the Elephant Corps,
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The Chao Phraya, from Bangkok (left) to the sea (right), was lined with forts and blocked with barrages.
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Matters were brought to a head when King Narai fell gravely ill in March 1688. Phetracha initiated the
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This led to a major dispatch of French ambassadors and troops to Siam in 1687, organized by the
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The Siamese then endeavored to confine the French troops in the Bangkok fortress, by building
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Phetracha moved to besiege the French fortress in Bangkok with 40,000 men, and over a hundred
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French soldiers were captured and lynched to death ? A French soldier was shot to death
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The French had two fortresses (one in Bangkok, one in Thonburi on the other side of the
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work, they also burnt down the small village which was near the Bangkok fortress.
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Siam: An Account of the Country and the People, Peter Anthony Thompson, 1910 p.28
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Siege of the French fortress (A) by Siamese troops and batteries (C), in
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influence in his kingdom, and at the suggestion of his Greek councilor
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had sought to expand relations with the French, as a counterweight to
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on February 21, 1690. Desfarges died on his way back trying to reach
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had started. After a month in the Cape, the prisoners were sent to
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Account of the revolutions which occurred in Siam in the year 1688
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Modern city scenery in the Ayutthaya Kingdom (17th century prints)
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clergy were uneasy with the increasing prominence of the French
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by General Desfarges, translated by Smithies, Michael (2002)
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The fortress in Thonburi, on the right (western) side of the
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French soldiers in Siam, 17th century Siamese painting.
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Phaulkon's Catholic Japanese-Portuguese wife, named
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Index

Siamese revolution of 1688
Siege of Bangkok
Bangkok
Thonburi
Bangkok
Thailand

Kingdom of Siam

Dutch East India Company
Kingdom of France
Kingdom of France
French East India Company

Phetracha

Luang Sorasak


Kingdom of France
General Desfarges
Kingdom of France
Mr de Vertesalle
Siamese revolution of 1688
Siam
coup d'état
Narai
Phetracha
Bangkok
French military presence in Siam

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