Siamese invasion of Kedah

Siamese invasion of Kedah
Part of Kedahan-Siamese War
DateNovember 1821
Location
Result
  • Siamese victory
  • Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II exiled to Penang
  • Start of the Kedahan resistance
Territorial
changes
Imposition of direct Siamese rule on Kedah
Belligerents
Kedah Sultanate Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
Supported by:
 East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Halim Shah II King Rama II
Nakhon Noi
Francis Light
Strength
Unknown 7,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The Siamese invasion of Kedah was a military operation mounted by the Kingdom of Siam against the Sultanate of Kedah in November 1821, in the area of what is now northern Peninsular Malaysia.