Ngiao rebellion
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The Ngiao rebellion, also called the Phrae City Rebellion and the 1902 Shan rebellion, was an uprising of Tai Yai people against Siamese rule, in what is now Phrae province in northern Thailand betwee
Louis Leonowen was a close friend to Chulalongkorn and organized defenses around Lampang
Louis T. Leonowens
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Louis Thomas Gunnis Leonowens was a British subject who grew up and worked in Siam. Leonowens served as an officer in the Siamese Royal Cavalry, an agent for the Borneo Company in the teak trade of No
Ngiao rebellion
…erected under the orders of British teak company officials blocked major roads into the town. Most of the town's defenses had been coordinated by Louis Leonowens, son of Anna Leonowens. On 3 August, Phaka Mong's forces arrived at Lampang and began attacking the town on 4 August during dawn with 200 men. His…
Anna Leonowens in 1862
Photo of Louis Leonowens from 1865. Here Louis is pictured standing closest to the tree beside Prince Chulalongkorn
Inthawichayanon of Chiang Mai