The King of Siam's Eclipse - A Display of Power and Friendship

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Title

The King of Siam's Eclipse - A Display of Power and Friendship

Description

With Siam surrounded by British territories in the West and French territories in the East, King Rama IV strategically invited Sir Harry Ord, a British military diplomat to his expedition in Siam and also independently granted a French expedition team to conduct observations in Wha-koa. This was to gain the trust of both parties and ensure that neither Britain nor France would attempt to capture Siam for their respective empires.

Source

tsee

Date

18/8/1868

Contributor

nc213@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Site

Identifier

24

Europeana

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Place

Wha-koa

Show Point

true

Country

Siam (Thailand)

Organiser

Siam, involving French and British parties

Citation

“The King of Siam's Eclipse - A Display of Power and Friendship,” Virtual Museum, accessed March 14, 2025, https://eclipse.curious-sta.org/omeka/items/show/24.

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