Battle of Banphlao
| Battle of Ban phrao สมรภูมิบ้านพร้าว | |||||||
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| Part of the Franco-Thai War | |||||||
Plaek Phibunsongkhram (center) and Prayoon Yuthasastrkosol (left) observing a captured flag of the Foreign Infantry Regiment, after defeating them at the Battle of Banphlao | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Thailand | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Khun Nimman Kalayut | Major Belloc † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown (but more than thai) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 soldiers died 2 wounded |
300 soldiers killed Many soldiers were captured | ||||||
The Battle of Banphlao or Battle of Ban phrao (ภาษาไทย: สมรภูมิบ้านพร้าว) It occurred in the early morning of January 16, 1941, in the Ban Phrao area of Cambodia (which was then under Thai occupation). This was a significant victory for Thailand in the Indochina dispute. The 3rd Infantry Battalion (led by Khun Nimman Kalayut "ขุนนิมมาณกลยุทธ" or "นิ่ม ชโยดม") ambushed the French foreign troops (led by Major Belloc) inflicting a crushing defeat on them, killed over 300 France soldiers and Many France soldiers were captured while only one Thai died.
In this battle, Thai soldiers were able to seize French strongholds and their regimental flag, and it was a brilliant strategy and a legendary act of heroism.