naval engagement, nineteenth century

Paknam Incident

Name: Paknam Incident
Start: 1893-07-13
Location: Phra Samut Chedi, Thailand

Paknam Incident was a naval engagement fought on 13 July 1893 at Phra Samut Chedi, in what is now Thailand. It was part of 1893 Franco-Siamese crisis. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1 aviso; 1 gunboat; 1 steamer against Land: 10 artillery pieces; 2 forts; Sea: 2 gunboats; 2 gun flats; 1 barque.

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Fought13 July 1893

WherePhra Samut Chedi, Thailand13.538N, 100.584E

OutcomeFrench victory

BelligerentsFrench Third RepublicagainstKingdom of Siam

Casualties and losses3 killed; 3 woundedand16 killed; 20 wounded

Part of1893 Franco-Siamese crisis1893

Record

Date	13 July 1893
Place	Phra Samut Chedi, Thailand 13.538N, 100.584E
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
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
Commanders	Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Bangkok 1688, 25 km N
Battle of Prachuap Khiri Khan 1941, 212 km SW
Battle of Ko Chang 1941, 265 km SE
Siege of Angkor 1431, 352 km E
Battle of Siem Reap 1990, 355 km E

Elsewhere in 1893

Paknam Incident is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 7 in present-day Thailand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4924112, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Paknam incident, revision 1370701827, 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.