Bangrajan

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In the year 1763 king Mangra
ascended to the throne of Burma.

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His first goal was to conquer
the small surrounding town states.

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But the city Ayudhya in Siam
relieved these town states -

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- and encouraged them to
to fight back.

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Therefore king Mangra decided
to attack Ayudhya, the heart of Siam.

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In 1765 the king
dispacthed a great army -

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- to attack Ayudhya
by two different routes.

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Commander Mang-Maha-Noratha lead
100.000 men in from the the West.

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Another 100.000 came down from the North
lead by commander Nemeao, -

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- but these didn't reach
the destination as scheduled.

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They were forced back
near a little village.

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Waves af burmese soldiers
attacked the inhabitants of the village.

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Despite the superior strength of the army
the farmers forced it back again and again.

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Rumours about the legendary
courage of siamese country people -

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- spread fast across the whole nation.