1940 Cochinchina uprising

Cochinchina uprising (Nam Kỳ khởi nghĩa) was an armed uprising against the French and Japanese by the South Vietnamese (at that time known as Cochinchina) in 1940, led by the Indochinese Communist Party.

Cochinchina uprising
Part of the prelude to the Franco-Thai War and spillover of the Japanese invasion of French Indochina and the Japanese Invasion of Thailand

Map of Cochinchina
Location
Result Franco-Thai victory
Belligerents

 Vichy France

 Thailand
Indochinese Communist Party
 Japan
Commanders and leaders

Jean Decoux

Plaek Phibunsongkhram
None or unknown
Strength
110,000 men (total number of troops sent by Vichy France and Thailand during the Franco-Thai War) Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

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