The BurmeseāSiamese wars also known as the Yodian wars ( Burmese: įįįÆįøįįį¬įøį į įŗįį½į²įį»į¬įø), were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from the 16th to 19th centuries. [1] [2]
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1547ā1549) | Siamese defensive victory | First Siege of Ayutthaya
Burma captures Tavoy from Siam in 1547ā1548, [3] [4] and invades Siam in 1548ā1549 but is unsuccessful at capturing Ayutthaya. [5] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1563ā1564) | Burmese victory | Second Siege of Ayutthaya Also called the War over the White Elephants. Burma invades Siam and captures Ayutthaya. Siam becomes a vassal of Burma. [6] |
3 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1568ā1569) | Burmese victory | Third Siege of Ayutthaya Siam rebels. Burma invades and recaptures Ayutthaya. Siam remains a vassal of Burma. [7] |
4 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1584ā1593) | Siamese victory | Fourth Siege of Ayutthaya After Siam declares independence in 1584, Burma invades Siam five times but is driven back each time. [8] [9] |
5 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1593ā1600) | Siamese victory | First Siamese Invasion of Burma Siam conquers the Tenasserim coastal region to Martaban. Lan Na ( Chiang Mai) becomes a vassal of Siam, c. 1602 [10] [11] [12] |
6 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1609ā1622) | Burmese victory | Wars of Nyaungyan restoration Burma regains Martaban and Tavoy (1613), and Lan Na (1614). [13] [14] |
7 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1662ā1664) | Burmese defensive victory | Second Siamese Invasion of Burma Siam briefly captures the upper Tenasserim coast to Martaban in 1662 before driven back. In 1663, Siam again invades upper Tenasserim coast and Lan Na, capturing Chiang Mai. Siamese forces evacuate Chiang Mai in 1664. [15] [16] [17] [18] |
8 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1675ā1676) | Burmese defensive victory
Siamese defensive victory |
Burma successfully defends the Upper
Tenasserim coast (1675).
Siam successfully defends against a counter Burmese invasion (1675ā1676). |
9 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1700ā1701) | Siamese defensive victory | Siam successfully defends against a Burmese invasion. |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1759ā1760) | Burmese victory | Fifth Siege of Ayutthaya Burma conquers the Tenasserim coastal region down to the TavoyāMergui frontier. Burma besieges the Ayutthaya but returns home when their King is injured and becomes ill. [19] [20] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1765ā1767) | Burmese victory |
Sixth Siege of Ayutthaya Burma invades Siam and besieges Ayutthaya, ending the Ayutthaya Kingdom and plunging the former kingdom into civil war in the subsequent vacuum. [21] [22] |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1775ā1776) | Siamese victory | Siamese control of Lan Na Lan Na declares independence in 1775, with a resurgent Siam's assistance (under King Taksin). Burma invades Lan Na and Siam. After the death of King Hsinbyushin, the Burmese withdrew from Siam, allowing the Siamese to claim Lan Na, ending over two centuries of Burmese rule. [23] |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1785ā1786) | Siamese defensive victory | The Nine Armies' War Burma tries to capture Siam, and is soundly defeated. [24] [25] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1788) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese Invasion of Tenasserim
Siam tries to capture Tavoy, and reclaim the Tenasserim coast but fails. |
3 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1792ā1794) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese invasion of Tenasserim Siam unsuccessfully tries to regain the lower Tenasserim coast (Tavoy and Mergui). [26] [27] |
4 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1797ā1798) | Siamese defensive victory | Burmese Invasion of Chiang Mai Burma invades Lan Na and besieges Chiang Mai. The city was taken, but Kawila asks for reinforcement from Rama I, which helped them recapture the city. [28] |
5 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1802ā1805) | Siamese victory | Siamese Invasion of Chiang Saen Burma attacks Lan Na, but is defeated again. Siam and its ally Lan Na attacks and expels the Burmese from their stronghold at Chiang Saen. [29] |
6 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1809ā1812) | Siamese defensive victory | Burmese Invasion of Thalang Burma unsuccessfully attempts to capture Junk Ceylon and is repelled in 1810 and 1812. [30] [31] |
7 | First Anglo-Burmese War (1824ā1826) | British victory | Conflict mostly between Burma and the United Kingdom. Siam, as a nominal British ally, secures the Burney Treaty with the British East India Company and briefly invades Burma. [32] [33] [34] |
8 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1849ā1855) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese invasion of Kengtung and
Chiang Hung Siam tries to take over Kengtung and Chiang Hung during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. Local Shan sawbwas hold out until Burma's main armies manage to drive out the Siamese in 1855. [35] [36] |
The BurmeseāSiamese wars also known as the Yodian wars ( Burmese: įįįÆįøįįį¬įøį į įŗįį½į²įį»į¬įø), were a series of wars fought between Burma and Siam from the 16th to 19th centuries. [1] [2]
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1547ā1549) | Siamese defensive victory | First Siege of Ayutthaya
Burma captures Tavoy from Siam in 1547ā1548, [3] [4] and invades Siam in 1548ā1549 but is unsuccessful at capturing Ayutthaya. [5] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1563ā1564) | Burmese victory | Second Siege of Ayutthaya Also called the War over the White Elephants. Burma invades Siam and captures Ayutthaya. Siam becomes a vassal of Burma. [6] |
3 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1568ā1569) | Burmese victory | Third Siege of Ayutthaya Siam rebels. Burma invades and recaptures Ayutthaya. Siam remains a vassal of Burma. [7] |
4 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1584ā1593) | Siamese victory | Fourth Siege of Ayutthaya After Siam declares independence in 1584, Burma invades Siam five times but is driven back each time. [8] [9] |
5 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1593ā1600) | Siamese victory | First Siamese Invasion of Burma Siam conquers the Tenasserim coastal region to Martaban. Lan Na ( Chiang Mai) becomes a vassal of Siam, c. 1602 [10] [11] [12] |
6 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1609ā1622) | Burmese victory | Wars of Nyaungyan restoration Burma regains Martaban and Tavoy (1613), and Lan Na (1614). [13] [14] |
7 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1662ā1664) | Burmese defensive victory | Second Siamese Invasion of Burma Siam briefly captures the upper Tenasserim coast to Martaban in 1662 before driven back. In 1663, Siam again invades upper Tenasserim coast and Lan Na, capturing Chiang Mai. Siamese forces evacuate Chiang Mai in 1664. [15] [16] [17] [18] |
8 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1675ā1676) | Burmese defensive victory
Siamese defensive victory |
Burma successfully defends the Upper
Tenasserim coast (1675).
Siam successfully defends against a counter Burmese invasion (1675ā1676). |
9 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1700ā1701) | Siamese defensive victory | Siam successfully defends against a Burmese invasion. |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1759ā1760) | Burmese victory | Fifth Siege of Ayutthaya Burma conquers the Tenasserim coastal region down to the TavoyāMergui frontier. Burma besieges the Ayutthaya but returns home when their King is injured and becomes ill. [19] [20] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1765ā1767) | Burmese victory |
Sixth Siege of Ayutthaya Burma invades Siam and besieges Ayutthaya, ending the Ayutthaya Kingdom and plunging the former kingdom into civil war in the subsequent vacuum. [21] [22] |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1775ā1776) | Siamese victory | Siamese control of Lan Na Lan Na declares independence in 1775, with a resurgent Siam's assistance (under King Taksin). Burma invades Lan Na and Siam. After the death of King Hsinbyushin, the Burmese withdrew from Siam, allowing the Siamese to claim Lan Na, ending over two centuries of Burmese rule. [23] |
No. | Name | Results | Notes |
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1 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1785ā1786) | Siamese defensive victory | The Nine Armies' War Burma tries to capture Siam, and is soundly defeated. [24] [25] |
2 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1788) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese Invasion of Tenasserim
Siam tries to capture Tavoy, and reclaim the Tenasserim coast but fails. |
3 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1792ā1794) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese invasion of Tenasserim Siam unsuccessfully tries to regain the lower Tenasserim coast (Tavoy and Mergui). [26] [27] |
4 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1797ā1798) | Siamese defensive victory | Burmese Invasion of Chiang Mai Burma invades Lan Na and besieges Chiang Mai. The city was taken, but Kawila asks for reinforcement from Rama I, which helped them recapture the city. [28] |
5 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1802ā1805) | Siamese victory | Siamese Invasion of Chiang Saen Burma attacks Lan Na, but is defeated again. Siam and its ally Lan Na attacks and expels the Burmese from their stronghold at Chiang Saen. [29] |
6 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1809ā1812) | Siamese defensive victory | Burmese Invasion of Thalang Burma unsuccessfully attempts to capture Junk Ceylon and is repelled in 1810 and 1812. [30] [31] |
7 | First Anglo-Burmese War (1824ā1826) | British victory | Conflict mostly between Burma and the United Kingdom. Siam, as a nominal British ally, secures the Burney Treaty with the British East India Company and briefly invades Burma. [32] [33] [34] |
8 | BurmeseāSiamese War (1849ā1855) | Burmese defensive victory | Siamese invasion of Kengtung and
Chiang Hung Siam tries to take over Kengtung and Chiang Hung during the Second Anglo-Burmese War. Local Shan sawbwas hold out until Burma's main armies manage to drive out the Siamese in 1855. [35] [36] |