What is Franco-Siamese War?
{{no sources|date=March 2024}} The '''Franco-Siamese crisis''' of 1893, known in [[Thailand]] as the '''Incident of Rattanakosin Era 112''' was a conflict between the [[French Third Republic]] and the [[Kingdom of Siam]]. Auguste Pavie, French vice consul in [[Luang Prabang]] in 1886, was the chief agent in furthering French interests in [[Laos]]. His intrigues, which took advantage of Siamese weakness in the region and periodic invasions by [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] rebels from [[Tonkin]], increased tensions between [[Bangkok]] and Paris. The conflict concluded with the Paknam Incident, in which French [[Gunboat|gunboats]] sailed up the [[Chao Phraya River]] to blockade Bangkok. The Siamese subsequently agreed to give the area that constitutes most of present-day [[Laos]] to France, an act that led to the significant expansion of [[French Indochina]]. This came after the [[Haw wars]] (1865–1890), in which the Siamese attempted to pacify northern Siam and Tonkin. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1893]] [[Category:History of Thailand]] [[Category:History of Laos]] [[Category:Battles involving France]]