When was it published?

October 28, 1768 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News October 28, 1768

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Bishop Of Canathe, Bishop Of Tabraca, King Of Pegou, King Of Siam

Q: What keywords are associated?

Siam Invasion, Barmas Conquest, King Killed, Pegou Forces, Mandarins Executed, Bishop Exiled

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

A French missionary in Cochinchina learned in Camboge that Barmas from Pegou invaded Siam, killed the king, destroyed the city and kingdom, executed or enslaved mandarins, exiled the Bishop of Tabraca to Pegou, leaving survivors in misery. Reported in a July 23, 1767 letter from Paimbœuf.

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According to a letter received at Paris from Paimbœuf, dated the 23d of July, 1767, from the Bishop of Canathe, Apostolical Vicar of Cochinchina, one of the French missionaries upon his arrival at Camboge learnt there that the Barmas (a people under the dominion of the King of Pegou) had entered into Siam, killed the King, burnt and destroyed the city, and laid waste the whole kingdom. The Mandarins were all put to death or made slaves, and the Bishop of Tabraca, who resided at Siam, was sent away to Pegou. Those of the Siamese who escaped the slaughter, are reduced to the greatest degree of misery.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign War Report

What keywords are associated?

Siam Invasion Barmas Conquest King Killed Pegou Forces Mandarins Executed Bishop Exiled

What entities or persons were involved?

Bishop Of Canathe Bishop Of Tabraca King Of Pegou King Of Siam

Where did it happen?

Siam

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Siam

Event Date

23d Of July, 1767

Key Persons

Bishop Of Canathe Bishop Of Tabraca King Of Pegou King Of Siam

Outcome

king killed, city and kingdom burnt and destroyed, mandarins put to death or made slaves, bishop of tabraca sent to pegou, siamese survivors in misery

Event Details

Barmas under the King of Pegou entered Siam, killed the King, burnt and destroyed the city, laid waste the kingdom; mandarins put to death or enslaved; Bishop of Tabraca exiled to Pegou; reported by French missionary arriving at Camboge