Episode 1 of 2
Paknam Incident
- When
- 13 July 1893
- Where
- Paknam Fort
French gunboats were fired upon by Siamese forces at Paknam on the Chao Phraya River, leading to a French victory and blockade.
On 13 July 1893, the French aviso Inconstant and gunboat Comete arrived at Paknam. The Siamese forbade them from crossing the bar, violating the 1856 treaty. A battle ensued, resulting in a French victory. The French subsequently blockaded Bangkok, pressuring Siam to negotiate.
Sources
- Paknam incident Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.