Major conflict1778 – 1779 · 1 year

Lao–Siamese War (1778–1779)

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Vientiane · Champasak

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Taksin's general Chao Phraya Chakri sacked Vientiane and seized the Emerald Buddha.

Belligerents2

Thonburi Kingdom
Lan Xang

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Lao–Siamese War (1778–1779) (1778 – 1779). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/lao-siamese-war-1778-1779 · Sources & methodology