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Battlefields, monuments and towns along the routes
13 places with a page of their own, grouped by route. Each page tells what happened there, what the place is like today, and what there is to see and eat nearby.
The Battle of Lat Ya: the Burmese main force through Three Pagodas Pass
Kanchanaburi · Battle of Lat YaThree Pagodas PassThree Pagodas Pass is a gap in the Tenasserim Range at the far end of Sangkhla Buri district. It was the main military road between Martaban and…
Kanchanaburi · Battle of Lat YaSam SopSam Sop, or Sam Prasop, is where three streams join to form the Khwae Noi River, at today's district town of Sangkhla Buri. In the Nine Armies' War…
Kanchanaburi · Battle of Lat YaTha Din DaengTha Din Daeng is a landing on the upper Khwae Noi River, between Thong Pha Phum and Sangkhla Buri. In the Nine Armies' War it was the camp of Burma's…
Kanchanaburi · Battle of Lat YaLat YaLat Ya, at the foot of the Khao Banthat hills above the old town of Kanchanaburi, is where Prince Maha Sura Singhanat took 30,000 men to face the…Other points on this route: Martaban · Sai Yok · Kram Chang Pass · Open the route map →
The Battle of Khao Ngu, Ratchaburi: the 2nd army from Tavoy
Other points on this route: Tavoy · Chao Khwao Pass · Chom Bueng plain · Ratchaburi · Open the route map →
The southern campaign: Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat
Surat Thani · The southern campaignChaiyaChaiya is an ancient town on Ban Don Bay. In the Nine Armies' War Burma's 1st army burned the whole town in late 1785, and three months later it was…
Nakhon Si Thammarat · The southern campaignKhlong Tha SametWhen Chumphon, Chaiya and Nakhon Si Thammarat had all fallen to the Burmese, the officials of Phatthalung were preparing to flee into the forest. But…Other points on this route: Mergui · Kra Buri · Chumphon · Tha Kham · Nakhon Si Thammarat · Open the route map →
The defence of Thalang: Thao Thep Krasattri and Thao Si Sunthon
Phuket · Defence of ThalangTha RueaA Burmese fleet of about 3,000 men landed on Thalang island at Tha Ruea Taphao, believed to be in the area of today's Ban Tha Ruea, and built camps…
Phuket · Defence of ThalangThalang townAt the time of the Nine Armies' War the town of Thalang stood at Ban Don, in today's Thalang district. The townspeople built several camps to meet…Other points on this route: Mergui · Takua Pa · Pak Phra · Open the route map →
The northern campaign: Lampang and Pak Phing
Lampang · The northern campaignLampangIn December 1785 Burma's 3rd army, 30,000 men, marched down from Chiang Saen and laid siege to Lampang. Chao Kawila, its ruler, held the town for…Phitsanulok · The northern campaignPak PhingPak Phing is the mouth of Khlong Phing, where it runs into the Nan River below Phitsanulok. A Burmese force of about 3,000, detached from the army…Other points on this route: Chiang Saen · Sawankhalok · Phitsanulok · Open the route map →
The 9th army through Mae Lamao Pass to Tak
Other points on this route: Martaban · Mae Lamao Pass · Tak · Open the route map →
The Tha Din Daeng campaign: Siam strikes at the frontier
Other points on this route: Bangkok · Sai Yok · Tha Khanun · Open the route map →
The stand at Thung Samrit: Thao Suranari and the people of Korat
Nakhon Ratchasima · Stand at Thung SamritNakhon RatchasimaIn early 1827 the army of Chao Anouvong took Nakhon Ratchasima without a fight, because the governor and his deputy had taken the town's forces away…Nakhon Ratchasima · Stand at Thung SamritThung SamritThung Samrit is in Phimai district, about 45 kilometres north-east of Nakhon Ratchasima. It is where the families of Nakhon Ratchasima, marched off…Other points on this route: Vientiane · Open the route map →