Franco-Thai War

E304361

military conflict war

The Franco-Thai War was a brief 1940–1941 conflict between Thailand and Vichy France over territorial disputes in French Indochina.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Franco-Thai War canonical	5
Franco-Siamese War of 1940–1941	1
Franco‑Thai War	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Franco-Thai War ⓘ surface form: Franco-Siamese War of 1940–1941
belligerent	French Indochina ⓘ surface form: French Indochina administration Thailand ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Thailand French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
chronology	occurred after the Fall of France in 1940 ⓘ
combatantCommander	Jean Decoux ⓘ Plaek Phibunsongkhram ⓘ
conflictBetween	French Indochina ⓘ Thailand ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
diplomaticOutcome	strengthened Japanese influence over Thailand ⓘ weakened French colonial authority in Indochina ⓘ
endedBy	Japanese-brokered ceasefire ⓘ
endTime	1941 ⓘ
followedBy	Japanese occupation of French Indochina ⓘ
hasCause	Thai irredentist claims over territories in French Indochina ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	contributed to the erosion of European colonial control in Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasTheater	aerial warfare ⓘ land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
hasType	border conflict ⓘ irredentist conflict ⓘ
involves	Cambodia ⓘ Laos ⓘ
legalOutcome	Tokyo peace settlement between Thailand and Vichy France ⓘ
location	French Indochina ⓘ Thailand ⓘ
mediatedBy	Imperial Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
militaryBalance	French naval superiority in the region ⓘ Thai numerical superiority on land ⓘ
partOf	World War II era conflicts in Southeast Asia ⓘ
politicalContext	Thai nationalism under Plaek Phibunsongkhram ⓘ Vichy regime control over French colonies ⓘ
precededBy	French colonial consolidation in Indochina ⓘ
region	Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedTo	Japanese expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ
result	Japanese-mediated armistice ⓘ Thai territorial gains ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Ko Chang ⓘ
startTime	1940 ⓘ
territorialChange	Thailand gained parts of Cambodia from French Indochina ⓘ Thailand gained parts of Laos from French Indochina ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victory Monument → commemorates → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

Royal Thai Air Force → conflict → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

Vichy French authorities in Indochina → significantEvent → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

Vichy French authorities in Indochina → conflict → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

Plaek Phibunsongkhram → participantIn → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

Franco-Thai War → alsoKnownAs → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-Siamese War of 1940–1941

Potez 540 → usedInConflict → Franco-Thai War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco‑Thai War