French occupation of Trat and Chanthaburi

[genghis61]

Have gathered various pieces of information on the French occupation since we holidayed in Trat and Chanthaburi in May 2010.

Holiday snaps here
https://teakdoor.com/thailands-travel...charg-yai.html (Chanthaburi - Buddha Park at Wat Charg Yai)
and here
https://teakdoor.com/thailands-travel...laem-sing.html

Tomorrow marks the day Trat returned to Thai sovereignty after the French occupation, 23 March 1906.

Trat Memorial Day celebrations are held at the provincial town hall, and run from 23-27 March 2011 - an exhibition about the history of Trat, parades of different groups, performances of the Royal Thai Navy, Miss Trat Commemoration Contest, Thai native ‘Lang An’ (Ridgeback) Dog Contest, sales of various products, musical show and entertainment.

A recent article comes from the Bangkok Post (August 2010); a good one to start with

Note: this is very much a 'work in progress'
we moved to Chanthaburi province a week ago, hope to visit as many historic sites as possible and use my own photos
Any referenced contributions appreciated