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In the year 1763 king Mangraascended to the throne of Burma.
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His first goal was to conquerthe small surrounding town states.
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But the city Ayudhya in Siamrelieved these town states -
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- and encouraged them toto fight back.
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Therefore king Mangra decidedto attack Ayudhya, the heart of Siam.
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In 1765 the kingdispacthed a great army -
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- to attack Ayudhyaby two different routes.
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Commander Mang-Maha-Noratha lead100.000 men in from the the West.
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Another 100.000 came down from the Northlead by commander Nemeao, -
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- but these didn't reachthe destination as scheduled.
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They were forced back near a little village.
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Waves af burmese soldiersattacked the inhabitants of the village.
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Despite the superior strength of the armythe 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.
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