When was the Franco Thai war?
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When was the Franco Thai war?
October 1940
Franco-Thai War/Start dates
Did the French occupy Thailand?
France–Thailand relations cover a period from the 16th century until modern times. France would only return more than a century and a half later as a modernised colonial power, engaging in a struggle for territory and influence against Thailand in mainland Southeast Asia that would last until the 20th century.
Why did Thailand not get colonized?
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, only Thailand survived European colonial threat in Southeast Asia due to centralising reforms enacted by King Chulalongkorn and because the French and the British decided it would be a neutral territory to avoid conflicts between their colonies.
Who won Franco Thai war?
Franco-Siamese War
| Franco-Siamese War (1893) | |
|---|---|
| Date 13 July 1893 – 3 October 1893 Location French Indochina, Siam Result French victory Territorial changes Land on east bank of the Mekong ceded to French Indochina | |
| Belligerents | |
| French Republic French Indochina | Kingdom of Siam |
| Commanders and leaders |
What was the relationship between Thailand and France like before WW2?
Negotiations with France shortly before World War II had shown that the French government was willing to make appropriate changes in the boundaries between Thailand and French Indochina, but only slightly.
What did the Thai Air Force do in the Vietnam War?
The activities of the Thai air force, particularly in the field of dive-bombing, was such that Admiral Jean Decoux, the governor of French Indochina, grudgingly remarked that the Thai planes seemed to have been flown by men with plenty of war experience. French troops used a handful of World War I-era Renault FT tanks during the conflict.
How did the French react to the Battle of Indochina?
For the French in French Indochina, the conflict was a bitter reminder of their isolation after the Fall of France. They felt that an ambitious neighbor had taken advantage of a distant colony being cut off from a weakened parent. Without hope of reinforcements, the French had little chance of offering a sustained resistance.
What happened to the French in the Gulf of Thailand?
With the situation on land rapidly deteriorating for the French, Admiral Decoux ordered all available French naval forces into action in the Gulf of Thailand. In the early morning of 17 January, a French naval squadron caught a Thai naval detachment by surprise at anchor off Ko Chang island.