Thailand: One of the two Phuket heroines, Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn, on a door panel, Wat Lang Saan, Phuket

On 13 March, 1785, two sisters, Thao Thep Kasattri and Thao Srisoonthorn (also known as Chan and Muk), led local residents in resisting a Burmese military force bent on the capture Phuket Island. They held out long enough to allow a Siamese force to eventually relieve the island.

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Rainer Krack

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