Siege of Chiang Madao (Eordisverse)
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The Siege of Chiang Madao was a siege in the Southern Borderlands War that lasted from September 27 to December 22, 1996. It was also the longest battle in the conflict.
Order of Battle (Joint Tamauite-Quenminese Force)
- Initial Engagement
- Task Force Commander: Đàm Công Bằng
- Task Force Chumlasin - South: Div. Gen. Thạch Nhất Bảo Kỳ of the 19th Division
- 52nd Infantry Regiment
- 68th Infantry Regiment
- 312th Specialized Infantry Regiment
- 156th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Column, 4th Armored Regiment
- Task Force Chumlasin - South: Div. Gen. Thạch Nhất Bảo Kỳ of the 19th Division
- 3rd Field Army: Lt. Gen. Anuthat Jivacate
- Detachment Field Commander: Maj. Gen. Thaklaew Lamwilai of the 12th Division
- 34th Infantry Regiment
- 57th Infantry Regiment
- 72nd Motorized Infantry Regiment
- 5th Calvary (Light Infantry) Regiment
- 2nd Column, 5th Armored Regiment
- Detachment Field Commander: Maj. Gen. Thaklaew Lamwilai of the 12th Division
- By November 25, 1996
- Task Force Chumlasin - North: Div. Gen. Quang Vinh Diệu
- 63rd Infantry Regiment
- 321st Infantry-Engineer Regiment
- 27th Mechanized Infantry Regiment
- 4th Column, 6th Armored Regiment
- 7th Artillery Battery
- V Corps, 3rd Field Army: Lt. Gen. Nithit Chatichai
- 55th Infantry Regiment
- 66th Infantry Regiment
- 17th Engineer Regiment
- 1st Column, 2nd Armored Regiment
- 9th Artillery Battery
Course of the Battle
Defense of the City by the FKPXT
- Tamauite-Quenminese troops stalled
Shelling of the City by Tamauite-Quenminese Troops and Skirmishes
1st Strafing Run by the Quenminese 12th Bomber Group
Moves into the City by Thach and Jivacate and Capture of Eastern Districts
2nd Strafing Run by the 12th Bomber Group and Arrival of Reinforcements
Push Further West
Negotiations of Surrender Pronounced by Sutasanachinda
Assassination of Sutasanachinda
- Assassination committed at 2:34 AM on December 18.
- Committed by opposing members of the FKPXT.
- Blamed on the Quenminese Army
Final Fights and Retreat of the FKPXT and ARPAGHARCON
Aftermath
- Blame was debunked.