Rebellion of the Sergeants | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
2nd Infantry Division |
Phraya Phahon Cabinet Royal Thai Army | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sawas Mahamad |
Phraya Phahon Plaek Phibunsongkhram | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
† (Sawas Mahamad) |
The Rebellion of the Sergeants was a military coup attempt against the government of Phraya Phahon by a group of army sergeants, led by Sawas Mahamad on 3 August 1935, but the plot was leaked. Sawas was executed and twelve plotters were sentenced from sixteen years to life imprisonment.