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Events on Thursday 13 July 1893 1
1893Franco-Siamese crisisFrench gunboats force the Chao Phraya, Siam cedes Laotian territoryFrench warships forced their way past Siamese forts at Paknam to anchor off Bangkok, prompting a naval blockade and diplomatic standoff. Siam ultimately signed a treaty on October 3, 1893, ceding its claims to territory east of the Mekong River to France.