Battle of Ko Chang

Battle of Ko Chang
	Part of the Franco-Thai War of World War II
	; A map of the Battle of Ko Chang
Date	17 January 1941
Location	Gulf of Thailand
Result	French victory Japanese diplomatic intervention resulting in ceasefire;
Belligerents
Vichy France French Indochina;	Thailand
Commanders and leaders
Régis Bérenger	Luang P. Viraphan †
Strength
1 light cruiser; 4 avisos; 9 aircraft; 950 men	3 coastal defence ships; 2 avisos
Casualties and losses
None	36 killed (Thai figures); ~300 killed (French estimates); 3 torpedo boats sunk; 1 coastal defence ship grounded; limited damage to shore facilities

The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War in which a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle resulted in a tactical victory by the French Navy over the Royal Thai Navy although the strategic result is disputed. The Japanese intervened diplomatically and mediated a ceasefire which was in Thailand's favor as all disputed territories in French Indochina were ceded by Vichy France to Thailand.^: 22^: 78 In the end, two Thai ships were sunk and one was heavily damaged. Within a month of the engagement, the French and the Thais negotiated a peace which ended the war.

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