The King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln a herd of elephants which Lincoln declined.
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/primary-sources/lincoln-rejects-king-siams-offer-elephants
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The gift of a dozen elephants was declined by Abraham Lincoln.
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King Siam was giving War Elephants to the United States.
Siam Remember the musical "The King and I" and it mentions the King of Siam.
During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln received the offer of a very unique gift from the King of Siam, Rama IV. He offered to send Lincoln war elephants to use against the Confederacy. The president thanked him for his generous offer, but declined the elephants.
Siam in The King and I is in southeast Asia and it's currently known as Thailand.
The king of Siam.
Yul Brynner won the Academy Award (Oscar) for portraying King Mongkut of Siam in The King and I (1956)
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