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Siege of Ayutthaya

Siege of Ayutthaya was a siege conducted in 1766 at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, in what is now Thailand; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The recorded result: Burmese victory. Recorded strength: 40,000+ against Around 20,000.

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Fought1766ran into the following year
WherePhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand14.359N, 100.576E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBurmese victory
BelligerentsKonbaung dynasty (Burma)againstborder|25px Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)
Casualties and lossesunknownandup to 20,000+ killed; 30,000 deported

Record

Date1766 (year precision)
to 1767
PlacePhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
14.359N, 100.576E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeAyutthaya conquered and occupied by the Burmese until November 1767
Strength40,000+Around 20,000
Casualties and lossesunknownup to 20,000+ killed; 30,000 deported; 200,000 Ayutthayan civilians killed and displaced by Burmese army
Commanders
  • Hsinbyushin
  • Maha Nawrahta
  • Ne Myo Thihapate
  • Thado Mindin
  • Ekkathat
  • Taksin
Siege of AyutthayaSiege of AyutthayaSiege of BangkokPaknam IncidentSiege of BangkokPaknam IncidentNakhon RatchasimaNonthaburiChon BuriSi RachaPathum ThaniRatchaburiPrachin BuriSaraburi100 km14.359N, 100.576E
Placed at Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Ayutthaya is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 10 in present-day Thailand.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q13012906, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ayutthaya, revision 1370739092, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.