What the records say
- When
- 13 Jul 1893
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 13.54° N, 100.58° E
- Description
- 1893 naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Paknam incident
1893 naval battle of the Franco-Siamese crisis
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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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Paknam Incident: Two French Navy ships are fired upon by Siamese cannons stationed at the Paknam Fort, that guards the Chao Phraya River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “東南アジアでパークナム事件”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page