Some overtures were made by Thailand to establish trade relations with France in 1840 and 1851. In 1856 Napoleon III sent an embassy, led by Charles de Montigny, to King Mongkut. A treaty was signed on 15 August 1856, to facilitate trade, guarantee religious freedom, and grant French warships access to Bangkok. In June 1861, French warships brought a Thai embassy to France, led by Phya Sripipat . In the meantime, France was establishing a foothold in neighbouring Vietnam, putting it on a collision course with Siam. Under the orders of Napoleon III, French gunships under Rigault de Genouilly attacked the port of Da Nang in 1858, causing significant damage, and holding the city for a few months. de Gnouilly sailed south and captured the poorly defended city of Saigon in 1859. From 1859 to 1867, French troops expanded their control over all six provinces on the Mekong delta and formed a French Colony, Cochin China. In 1863, France and King Norodom of Cambodia signed a treaty of protection with France, which transferred the country from Siamese and Vietnamese overlordship to French colonial rule. A new treaty was signed between France and Siam on 15 July 1867.

Question: How many years did French troops expand their control over all six provinces for?
Answer: 8

Question: How many different years were some overtures made by Thialand in?
Answer: 2

Question: How many years was between when Napoleon III sent an embassy and when French warshps brought a Thai embassy to France?
Answer: 6

Question: How many were the years between when Napoleon III sent an embassy and when French troops began expanding their control?
Answer: 3

Question: How many years did it take French troops to form Cochin China?
Answer: 8

Question: Which Asian countries signed treaties with France in the 1860s?
Answer: Cambodia, Siam

Question: Which country signed a treaty with France first, Thailand or Cambodia?
Answer: Thailand

Question: King Mongkut received an embassy sent by who?
Answer: Napoleon III

Question: What country signed a treaty with the French?
Answer: Thailand

Question: What city of Vietnam did the French take after Da Nang?
Answer: Saigon

Question: What country did France protect?
Answer: Cambodia

Question: How many years passed between the 1856 treaty and de Genouilly's attack of Da Nang?
Answer: 2

Question: How many years passed between de Genouilly's attack of Da Nang and his capture of Saigon?
Answer: 1

Question: How many years passed between the 1856 treaty and de Genouilly's capture of Saigon?
Answer: 3

Question: How many years passed between the 1856 treaty and the new treaty between France and Siam?
Answer: 12

Question: How many years passed between de Genouilly's attack of Da Nang and the new treaty of 1867?
Answer: 9

Question: How many years do these events span?
Answer: 27

Question: How many years did the overtures last?
Answer: 11

Question: What event happened first, the august treaty, or the july treaty?
Answer: july treaty

Question: What event happened later, the august treaty, or the July treaty?
Answer: august treaty

Question: What event happened first, French gunships attacking the port of Da Nang, or the August treaty being signed?
Answer: August treaty being signed

Question: What event happened first, French warships bringing a Thai embassy to France, or the August treaty?
Answer: August treaty

Question: How many years did French troops expand their control?
Answer: 8

Question: How many years did French troops expand their control over all six provinces on the Mekong delta?
Answer: 8