His Majesty Somdet Phra Chao Eka-that (2301- 2310), who was the reigning monarch of
Krung Sri Ayutthaya at that time, had not prepared any strategic defense and his army was militarily
unprepared for the offensive, so His Majesty was unable to dispatch the Roval Forces to rescue the
border cities against the foreign invasion, and it came to pass that many border cities and townships
fell under the occupation of a foreign army. Following their
subjugation of the border cities and towns, the Burmese were able
to replenish their food supplies, and were able to round up a large
number of youths whom they pressed-ganged into military
service.
When the Capital City of Krung Sri Ayutthaya was