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Attack on Korat

When: 1826
Where: Korat
Part of: King Anouvong of Vientiane leads rebellion against Siam

In 1826, Anouvong attacked Korat, perceiving Siam as weakened, beginning a rebellion that would rage on for two years.

Perceiving Siam as weakened, King Anouvong attacked Korat in 1826. This action marked the beginning of the Laotian Rebellion against King Rama III, a conflict that the source describes retrospectively as raging on for two years. The legacy row's 1 January 1827 date is a placeholder; the sourced occurrence year is 1826.

Sources

Nakhon Ratchasima Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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