Many of its Burmese troops had deserted.
It also was the common meeting point of Burmese troops before moving to attack Ayutthaya.
It is also a name to commemorate the courage of the people in the area, who defeated the Burmese troops till they retreated.
He passed the Burmese troops and arrived at the territory in the morning.
But the execution would have to be handled carefully, to avoid alienating the expatriate Burmese troops in his command.
The group claimed it had been under sustained attacks by Burmese troops for a week at their mountain base near the Thai border.
The Burmese troops and their followers were so numerous that it was found impossible to provide them with supplies in any one place.
In 1767 when the Ayutthaya kingdom was destroyed by the Burmese troops, some of the surviving people moved to this area.
Nonetheless, battle-hardened Burmese troops defeated the first two invasions of 1765-1766 and 1766-1767 at the border.
They also say Burmese troops and officials themselves may be involved in the opium trade.