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Nai Dok Nai Thongkaew Monument is located in front of
Wisetchaichanwittayakom School, which is situated next to Wat
Wiset Chai Chan, on Soi Pu Dok Pu Thongkaew 16, Moo 2, Phai Cham
Sin Subdistrict, about 1.5 kilometres away from the 26th and the
27th milestones of Ang Thong-Wiset Chai Chan Road. It is a
monument that was erected by the people of Wiset Chai Chan
together with the residents of Ang Thong to commemorate the
greatness of Dok and Thongkaew, the heroes of Ban Pho Thale,
Wiset Chai Chan. They both bravely sacrificed themselves for
protecting the Siamese territory by fighting against the Burmese
at Bang Rachan Camp before the city of Ayutthaya was defeated in
1766. According to history, Dok and Thongkaew were ones of
the eleven Bang Rachan heroes. In the battle of Bang Rachan,
Sing Buri people and the residents of other towns who took
refuge in Bang Rachan during the Second Burmese-Siamese War
fought against the Burmese army so as to protect themselves.
Surprisingly, they could resist the attacks from the opponents
many times; they, therefore, were considered “better than
Ayutthaya’s royal army at that time”. In Thai history, they are
well-known for their bravery. In 1764, the Burmese forces
under Ne Myo Thihapate invaded the Ayutthaya Kingdom from the
north and stopped in Wiset Chai Chan to sack the town. The
locals were enraged so that they secretly decided to fight back.
Within three months, the people of Wiset Chai Chan, Sing Buri,
Sankhaburi and other towns gathered together and they came up
with a secret plan to trick the Burmese troops. Among the
locals, the main leaders were Thaen, Chote, In and Mueang.
Mueang went to see the Burmese soldiers and deceived them by
taking them to find things they wanted. Believing the man, they
followed him and were attacked by Chote’s group who waited in
ambush. Twenty Burmese soldiers were killed and the Siamese
groups ran away from the scene to Bang Rachan. At that time,
a number of residents from nearby towns and villages took refuge
in Bang Rachan as there was plenty of food supply and it was
hard for the enemies to invade the town. In addition, many
villagers went to see Phra Achan Dhammachote, who has a
reputation for being an expert in magic, and asked him to help
them with his magic. Later on, Thaen and other main leaders
brought another 400 villagers with them to take refuge in Bang
Rachan. After that they built two military camps around the
village of Bang Rachan in order to defend against the Burmese
forces and to gather forces and weapons from the nearby
villages. The local forces later got seven new leaders namely
Khunsawan, Phanrueang, Thongmen, Channuatkhiaw, Thongsaengyai,
Dok and Thongkaew; hence, they had eleven leaders in total to
secretly fight against the Burmese.
Since the bravery of the
Bang Rachan warriors has long been praised and remembered by all
Thai people, the residents of Ang Thong decided to erect a
monument together to commemorate Dok and Thongkaew near Wat
Wiset Chai Chan, Wiset Chai Chan District. It was officially
opened on 25 March 1977 by Prince Vajiralongkorn, as the royal
representative of His Majesty King Bhumibol. As a consequence,
on 25 March of every year, a ceremony will be held by Ang Thong
people so as to pay homage to Dok and Thongkaew and to recall
their greatness and bravery. |
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San Chao Rong Thong |
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14.578187 N |
100.351817 E |
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