Royal Thai Army facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Royal Thai Army
กองทัพบกไทย
Emblem of the Royal Thai Army
Active	8 May 1874 (149 years)
Country	Thailand
Allegiance	King of Thailand
Type	Army
Role	Ground warfare
Size	210,000 (est.)
Part of	Royal Thai Armed Forces Ministry of Defence
HQ	Royal Thai Army Headquarters, Ratchadamnoen Avenue, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok
Motto(s)	เพื่อชาติ ศาสน์ กษัตริย์ และประชาชน ("For the Nation, Religions, Monarchy, and People")
Colours	Red
March	มาร์ชกองทัพบก (Army March)
Anniversaries	18 January (Royal Thai Armed Forces Day)
Engagements	Haw wars Franco-Siamese War World War I Western Front Boworadet rebellion World War II Franco–Thai War Pacific War Burma Campaign Malayan Campaign Cold War Korean War Malayan Emergency Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Vietnam War Communist insurgency in Thailand Communist insurgency in Malaysia Cambodian–Vietnamese War Vietnamese border raids in Thailand Thai–Laotian Border War Persian Gulf War International Force East Timor Global War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War OEF - Afghanistan OEF - Horn of Africa Operation Pochentong Southern Insurgency United Nations peacekeeping United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission United Nations Operation in Burundi United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan United Nations Mission in Sudan Cambodian–Thai border stand-off 2008 Thai political crisis
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	General Apirat Kongsompong
Notable commanders	Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena Plaek Phibunsongkhram Sarit Thanarat Thanom Kittikachorn Prem Tinsulanonda Chavalit Yongchaiyudh Suchinda Kraprayoon Surayud Chulanont Sonthi Boonyaratglin Prayut Chan-o-cha
Insignia
Royal Thai Army Flag
Unit Colour

The Royal Thai Army (Thai: กองทัพบกไทย) is the army of Thailand. It is responsible for protecting Thailand's sovereignty (protecting the country). It is the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The army was formed in 1874. This was just before the Bowring Treaty was signed with Britain. The treaty opened up Thailand for international trade.

Images for kids

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  The Ministry of Defence, Bangkok

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  King's Guard at Grand Palace

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  11th Infantry Regiment, King's Guard

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  Royal Thai Army welcome members of Cobra Gold 2016

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  Phramongkutklao Hospital

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  Thai army infantrymen board a RTA UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, 1992

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  UH-60L Black Hawk during air show at Don Mueang Air Force Base

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  Mil Mi-17 V5 during air show at Don Mueang Air Force Base

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  UH-60L Black Hawk during air show at Don Mueang Air Force Base

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  AH-1F Cobra attack helicopter during air show at Don Mueang Air Force Base

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  Army of Thailand in Haw wars (1875)

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  The Siamese Expeditionary Force in Paris, 1919

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  Thailand soldiers arriving at Busan

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  Five statues honour the army, navy, air force, police, and populace at Victory Monument.

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  Thai soldiers wash in a small pool during a break in operations, Nhon Trac, 19 October 1967

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  Military Police stop traffic to allow the 2+1⁄2-ton trucks carrying members of the Black Panther Division to leave Newport Docks, en route to Bearcat, 22 July 1968

See also

In Spanish: Real Ejército Tailandés para niños