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Siege of Bangkok

Siege of Bangkok was a siege conducted in June 1688 at Bangkok, in what is now Thailand. It was part of the Siamese revolution of 1688. The recorded result: Dutch and Siamese victory.

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Map of the Siege of Bangkok (1688). Siege of the French fortress (A) by Siamese troops and batteries (C), in Bangkok, 1688. The enclosure of the village of Bangkok represented in the lower left corner
Map of the Siege of Bangkok (1688). Siege of the French fortress (A) by Siamese troops and batteries (C), in Bangkok, 1688. The enclosure of the village of Bangkok represented in the lower left corner. Jean Vollant des Verquains (1658-1729), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJune 1688
WhereBangkok, Thailand13.750N, 100.517E
OutcomeDutch and Siamese victory
Belligerents22px|border Ayutthaya Kingdom; Naval support by: 16px Dutch East India CompanyagainstKingdom of France
Part ofSiamese revolution of 1688

Record

DateJune 1688 (month precision)
to 13 November 1688
PlaceBangkok, Thailand
13.750N, 100.517E
KindSiege, early modern
Siege of BangkokSiege of BangkokPaknam IncidentPaknam IncidentChon BuriSi RachaPathum ThaniAyutthayaRatchaburiChanthaburiPhetchaburiPrachin Buri100 km13.750N, 100.517E
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Elsewhere in 1688

Siege of Bangkok is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Thailand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509852, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bangkok, revision 1384980528, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.