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This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Thailand, its predecessor states, and by Siamese people, from antiquity to the present day. It also includes wars fought outside Thailand by the Thai military.
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukhothai-Champa War (1313)[1]
Location: Champa |
Sukhothai Kingdom | Kingdom of Champa | Champa defensive victory |
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayutthaya–Lan Na War (1441–1474)[2] Location: Northern Ayutthaya, Southern Lan Na[3][full citation needed] |
Stalemate[5] | ||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549)
Location: Upper Tenessarim coast, western and central Siam |
Siamese defensive victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564)
Location: Ayutthaya, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai |
Vassal Lan Na Vassal Sukhothai |
Burmese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1568–1569)
Location: Ayutthaya, Phitsanulok, Kamphaeng Phet and Lan Xang |
Kingdom of Lan Xang |
Vassal Sukhothai |
Burmese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1584–1593)
Location: Ayutthaya Kingdom and lower Tanintharyi Region |
Siamese victory
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| Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594)
Location: Cambodia |
Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1593–1600)
Location: Southern and Central Myanmar |
Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1609–1622)
Location: Upper Tenasserim coast |
Burmese victory
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| Spanish-Siam War | Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1662–1664)
Location: Northern Siam and Tenasserim coast |
Inconclusive
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1675–1676) Location: Tenasserim coast |
Military stalemate
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| Anglo-Siamese War (1687–1688) Location: Mergui and Coromandel coast |
Inconclusive
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| Siege of Bangkok (June 1688 - November 13, 1688) |
Supported by: : |
Decisive Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1700–1701) Location: Ayutthaya Kingdom |
Siamese defensive victory
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| Siamese–Vietnamese War (1717)[9][10]
Location: Cambodia |
Nguyễn lords | Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1759–1760)
Location: Tenasserim, Siam |
Inconclusive | ||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
Location: Tenasserim coast, Gulf of Siam coast, Suphanburi, Ayutthaya |
Burmese victory
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thonburi reunification of Siam (1767–1771) [11][12] Location: Siam |
State of Phimai State of Phitsanulok State of Sawangburi State of Nakhon Si Thammarat Principality of Banteay Mas |
Thonburi victory
|
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| Siamese–Vietnamese War (1771–1773)[13][14]
Location: Cambodia, Southern Vietnam |
Nguyễn Lords Hà Tiên polity |
Siamese victory | ||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776) | Siamese victory
|
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| Lao–Siamese War (1778–1779)
Location: Khorat Plateau |
Siamese victory
|
| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siamese–Vietnamese War (1784–1785)
Location: Rạch Gầm River and Xoài Mút River, Southern Vietnam |
Nguyễn lords Hà Tiên Protectorate |
Tây Sơn | Decisive Tây Sơn Victory | |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786)
Location: Western Siam |
Siamese victory
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| Tavoy campaign (1788)
Location:Tenasserim Coast |
Burmese defensive victory | |||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1792–1794)
Location:Tenasserim Coast |
Burmese defensive victory | |||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1797–1798)
Location: Lanna Kingdom, Northern Thailand |
Lanna Kingdom |
Siamese victory | ||
| Burmese–Siamese War (1802–1805)
Location: Lanna Kingdom, Northern Thailand |
Lanna Kingdom |
Siamese victory
|
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1809–1812)
Location: Phuket |
Siamese victory
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| Cambodian rebellion (1811–1812)
Location: Cambodia, Southern Vietnam |
Nguyễn dynasty |
Cambodian pro-Vietnamese faction victory
Vietnamese forces restore Ang Chan to the Cambodian throne |
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| Siamese invasion of Kedah (1821) Location: Kedah |
Siamese victory | |||
| First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826) Location: Burma, East Bengal, Manipur |
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Siamese-allied victory
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| Lao rebellion (1826–1828)
Location: Central Laos |
Military support: Nguyễn dynasty[a] |
Siamese victory | ||
| Siamese–Vietnamese War (1831–1835)
Location: Cambodia, Southern Vietnam |
Nguyễn dynasty | Vietnamese victory
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| Cambodian rebellion (1840)
Location: Cambodia, Cochinchina |
Support: |
Nguyễn dynasty | Siamese-allied Victory
Siamese intervention |
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| Siamese–Vietnamese War (1841–1845)
Location: Cambodia, Southern Vietnam |
Nguyễn dynasty | Stalemate
|
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1849–1855)
Location: Kengtung, Trans-Salween region |
Burmese defensive victory | |||
| Haw wars (1865–1890) Location: Eastern Cambodia, |
Siamese victory | |||
| Franco-Siamese conflict (1893) Location: French Indochina, Siam |
French victory;
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| Ngiao rebellion(1902)
Location: Phrae |
Shan (Ngiao) rebels | Siamese victory | ||
| World War I (1917-1918) Location: Europe (Decapitation Boonpeng 1919) * The aftermath of shelling during the Battle of the Somme * Mark V tanks cross the Hindenburg Line * HMS Irresistible sinks after hitting a mine in the Dardanelles * A British Vickers machine gun crew wears gas masks during the Battle of the Somme * Albatros D.III fighters of Jagdstaffel 11 |
Allied Powers:
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Central Powers: | Siamese-allied victory
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| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Notable battles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boworadet Rebellion (1933) Location: Central Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lak Si and Ratchaburi |
People's Party |
Rebel faction led by Prince Boworadet | People's Party Victory
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| Franco-Thai War (1940-1941) Location: French Indochina |
Thai victory[19]
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| Japanese invasion of Thailand (1941) Location:Thailand |
Ceasefire
Thai alliance with Japan
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| World War II (1941-1945) Location: Southeast Asia |
Axis Powers: | Allied Powers:
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Allied victory
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| Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) Location: Malay Peninsula, Southeast Asia ( Dusun Nyor Rebellion 1948 ) |
Commonwealth forces:
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Communist forces: Supported by: |
Thailand-allied victory | |
| Korean War (1950-1953) Location: Korean Peninsula, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Korea Strait, China–North Korea border |
Medical support |
Military stalemate
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| Vietnam War (1955-1975) Location: South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, South China Sea, Gulf of Thailand |
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Supported by: |
North Vietnamese and National Liberation Front victory
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| Laotian Civil War (1959-1975) Location: Kingdom of Laos |
Forces Armées Neutralistes (from 1962) Supported by: |
Forces Armées Neutralistes (1960–1962) Patriotic Neutralists (from 1963) Supported by: |
Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese victory
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| Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965–1983) Location: Thailand (primarily East Thailand) |
Supported by:
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Supported By:
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Thai government victory
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| Cambodian Civil War (1968-1975) Location: Cambodia |
(1967–1970) (1970–1975) |
Other support: |
Khmer Rouge victory
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| Communist insurgency in Malaysia (1968-1989) Location: Malaysian Peninsular and Sarawak |
Anti-communist forces: Supported by: |
Communist forces:
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Peace agreement reached
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| Third Indochina War (1975-1991) |
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Supported by: |
Vietnam-allied victory
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| Vietnamese border raids in Thailand (1979–1989) Location: Thai–Cambodian border, Gulf of Thailand |
Supported by: |
Supported by: |
Vietnamese withdrew
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| Thai–Laotian Border War (1987-1988) Location: Chat Trakan District, Phitsanulok Province, Thailand |
Peace talks in Bangkok
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| 1999 East Timorese crisis (1999-2002) Location: East Timor |
International Force:
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Insurgents: | Conflict ended
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| Iraq War (2003–2004) Location: Iraq |
Invasion phase (2003) INC Supported by: Post-invasion (2003–11)
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Invasion phase (2003) Post-invasion (2003–11) Supported by: |
Thailand-allied victory
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| South Thailand insurgency (2004–present) Location: Southern Thailand (Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat) |
RKK GMIP BIPP
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Ongoing | ||
| Cambodian–Thai border dispute (2008–2011) Location: Thai–Cambodian border |
Conflict ended
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India could not be considered neutral.
In Sweden, Foreign Minister Torsten Nilsson reveals that Sweden has been providing assistance to the Viet Cong, including some $550,000 worth of medical supplies. Similar Swedish aid was to go to Cambodian and Laotian civilians affected by the Indochinese fighting. This support was primarily humanitarian in nature and included no military aid.
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