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This
monument
is
in honor of the
courage
and patriotism
of Bang
Rachan
villagers,
men
and
women, who
gathered
to
ward
off
Burmese
armies
who
attempted
to
attack
Ayuttaya,
the
old
Siamese
capital, which
is located
further
in the
south.
The
incident
happened
over
250
years
ago. As the
Burmese's
southern
army advanced to
spearhead
toward
Ayuttaya, they waited for
their
northern
army
to
join them for a major
attack.
But
for
five
months
they
were
held
back
at
this
village,
and
could
not
overrun
it. The
villagers
sent
a
request
to
borrow
cannons
from
Ayuttaya
to
defend
themselves, but it was
rejected.
So
they
gathered from
everyone all their ornaments
made
of
metal to
make
a
cannon.
Unfortunately,
it
cracked after the first
firing.
One
of the
villagers, named
Nai
Thong
Men,
got
drunk and, armed
with
axes in both
hands, rode
off
on
a
buffalo
and
charged
into
the Burmese
armies.
After
slaying
a
handful
of
enemies,
he
himself was eventually
killed.
When
the Burmese main
army
arrived, consolidating
with
the
southern
army
into
a
more
powerful
force, they raided
the
village, killing
everyone,
men
and
women
alike.
Bang
Rachan then was
left
with
just
its
name
and
memory
of the
villagers'
bravery.
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