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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Siam that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
January 1595: The small Burmese garrison at Martaban abandoned the town. The King of Burma then ordered the viceroy of Toungoo to suppress the revolt, but that force was defeated by a combined Siamese and Mon army. The Mon provinces then became subject to Siam.
Chronology
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Were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from the 16th to 19th centuries.
1.1.Burmese-Siamese War (1593-1600)
Was a war between the Toungoo Dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam.
June 1600: Siam conquers the Tenasserim coastal region to Martaban.
1.1.1.Mon State campaign
Was a military campaign by Siamese forces against Burma in the Mon States and in Tenasserim.
1.1.2.Invasion of mainland Burma (1595-1600)
Was a Siamese invasion of Burma during the Burmese-Siamese War (1593-1600).
January 1596: Naresuan led an army of 120,000 men from the Siamese capital and initiated an invasion of lower Burma. At Martaban, he added the Mon army as an auxiliary force. Upon reaching Pegu.
February 1596: Naresuan of Siam learned that the viceroys of Prome, Ava, and Toungoo were coming with their armies. Given the overwhelming strength of the Burmese relief forces, Naresuan retreated back to Siam.
January 1600: When Naresuan of Siam arrived in Pegu, he found only an empty and burning city.
April 1600: For two months, Naresuan attempted to capture Toungoo.
June 1600: In May of 1600, King Naresuan of Siam gave up the fight against the Kingdom of Toungoo in mainland Burma due to a lack of provisions.
January 1601: In 1600, Lan Na (Chiang Mai) became a vassal of Siam under the rule of King Naresuan.
1.2.Burmese-Siamese War (1609-1622)
Was a war fought between the Toungoo dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam.
January 1619: Burma ultimately regains Martaban.
1.3.Burmese-Siamese War (1662-1664)
Was a war between the Toungoo Empire of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam.
1.3.1.Siam invades Lan Na
Innvasion of Lan Na by Siamese forces.
March 1663: King Narai and two Siamese armies invaded Lan Na and captured Chiang Mai in February 1663.
1.3.2.Siam invades Burma - 1663-1664
Invasion of the Martaban Coast by Siamese forces.
December 1663: In 1663, the Siamese forces, led by King Narai, launched a military campaign and successfully captured the territories of Martaban and Tavoy.
January 1665: The only point of agreement between Rajanubhab's Siamese account and the Burmese account is that the invaders depleted their provisions during the invasion and had to return home. With the end of the hostilities in Burma and the evacuation of Lan Na by the Siamese, Burma and Siam entered a long period of peace.
1.4.Burmese-Siamese War (1849-1855)
Was a military expeditions of the Siamese Rattanakosin Kingdom against the Tai Khün State of Kengtung, which was under Burmese suzerainty.
January 1853: After suffering heavy losses, the Burmese were able to drive the invading Siamese out.
January 1853: The Siamese send two invading forces from Chiang Mai in Kengtung.
January 1855: The Siamese army occupied Kengtung.
June 1855: Faced with harsh mountainous terrain and a lack of resources, the invading Siamese had to evacuate Burma in May 1855.
Were a series of armed conflicts between the Siamese Ayutthaya Kingdom and Rattanakosin Kingdom and the various dynasties of Vietnam mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries.
2.1.Siamese-Vietnamese War (1785)
Was a war that started with the first Siamese invasion of Southern Vietnam.
November 1784: By the end of 1784, the Siamese had taken Rạch Giá, Trấn Giang, Ba Thắc, Trà Ôn, Sa Đéc, Mân Thít, and controlled Hà Tiên, An Giang and Vĩnh Long.
January 1785: Siam launched an invasion again and occupied part of the Cuu Long Delta, but was defeated by Nguyen Hue in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.
2.2.Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-34)
Was a war between the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam and the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam caused by the Siamese attempt to conquer Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
2.2.1.Siamese Invasion
Was a large-scale Siamese invasion of Vietnam during the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-1834) and the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1841-1845).
February 1833: In 1833, the Siamese forces, led by King Rama III, quickly took control of Hà Tiên, a territory that was previously under the rule of the Nguyễn dynasty in Vietnam. This military occupation marked a significant shift in power dynamics in the region.
February 1833: The Siamese reached the Vàm Nao Canal or Thuận Cảng Canal in January 1833.
February 1833: In 1833, Phraklang, the Siamese military leader, led his fleet up the Vĩnh Tế Canal and captured Châu Đốc in An Giang Province. This marked the beginning of Siam's military occupation of the territory.
November 1840: Trương Minh Giảng retook Kampong Svay.
November 1840: Bodindecha was a Siamese nobleman and military commander who negotiated the peaceful surrender of Pursat in 1840 with the military commander of the territory. This event marked the transfer of control of Pursat to Siam through military occupation.
November 1840: The Siamese were able to take Kampong Svay.
November 1841: The Vietnamese retreated in front of the invadinf Siamese forces, leaving Cambodia in Siamese hands. Vietnamese Viceroy Trương Minh Giảng evacuated Phnom Penh and committed suicide.
February 1842: At the An Giang front, Chao Phraya Yommaraj Bunnag and Prince Ang Duong had led Siamese armies in January 1842 to take the Vĩnh Tế Canal and An Giang province, penetrating into Hậu Giang Province.
May 1842: Tôn Thất Nghị and Nguyễn Công Nhân pushed the Siamese back. The Siamese were defeated at Châu Đốc.
2.2.2.Vietnamese offensives
Were a series of offensive by the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty against the Siamese invasion during the Siamese-Vietnamese War (1831-1834).
March 1834: Phraklang retreated further to Hà Tiên through the Vĩnh Tế Canal.
March 1834: After the Battle of Vàm Nao, the Siamese retreated to Châu Đốc in february 1834.
April 1834: The Vietnamese led by Trương Minh Giảng reconquered Châu Đốc and Hà Tiên, causing the Siamese army to evacuate all the occupied territories.
2.3.Siamese-Vietnamese War (1841-45)
Was a war between the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam and the Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam caused by the Siamese attempt to conquer Cambodia and southern Vietnam.
June 1845: In 1845, Doãn Uẩn, a general of the Nguyễn Dynasty in Vietnam, captured Kampong Trabaek, a strategic territory in Cambodia. This event marked the expansion of Nguyễn Dynasty's influence in the region.
October 1845: Nguyễn Tri Phương, a prominent military leader of the Nguyễn Dynasty, successfully captured the city of Phnom Penh.
January 1846: After four years of attritious struggle, Siam and Vietnam agreed to a compromise peace and placed Cambodia under joint rule.
Disestablishment
January 1855: The Siamese army occupied Kengtung.
June 1855: Faced with harsh mountainous terrain and a lack of resources, the invading Siamese had to evacuate Burma in May 1855.
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