Ghao Anou's wars with the Siamese had…

Ghao Anou's wars with the Siamese had stirred massive disruptions of villages on the right bank.

Terrified Lao had fled every which way.

When the Siamese arrived at Nakhon Phanom in 1829, they had found the town deserted, the officials having fled across the river to Mahaxai.

In the aftermath of the war, however, the Siamese establish new towns—Chiang Khan, Nong Khai, Mukdahan, and Kemmarat—at key points on the Mekong to serve as administrative centers and as logistical bases for expeditionary forces operating across the river toward the mountains.