King Taksin landed at Hà Tiên, set guns on Tô Châu hill and demanded surrender. On the night of 16 November the Siamese fired the powder store and stormed the town by land and water. Mạc Thiên Tứ escaped by boat to Châu Đốc; Chao Chui was captured.
Siege
Siamese capture of Hà Tiên
- 14 November 1771
- Southeast Asia
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