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General Mangin. Photo SHAT. Born in Serrebourg (Moselle), Charles Mangin (1866-1925) participated in the Congo ?Nil mission of 1898-1900 under the orders of Marchand and leading the native Senegalese infantry. He is colonel in Morocco and with Lyautey he will seize Marrakech. Between 1914 and 1915, he is General and commands an infantry brigade ...
Mangin, Charles Emmanuel Marie French General Born 06 July 1866 in Sarrebourg-en-Meurthe, France Died 12 May 1925 in Paris, France. Charles Mangin was a very important French general during the First World War. With his concept “La Force Noire” (“Black Forces”), which he published in a book with the same title, he promoted the ...
Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin (6 July 1866 – 12 May 1925) was a French general during World War I. Charles Mangin was born on 6 July 1866 in Sarrebourg. After initially failing to gain entrance to Saint-Cyr, he joined the 77th Infantry Regiment in 1885. He reapplied and was accepted in Saint-Cyr in 1886 attaining the rank of Sub-Lieutenant in 1888. He joined the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment ...
Other articles where Charles Mangin is discussed: Battle of Verdun: The tide turns at Verdun: Charles Mangin, who had held command of a section of the French defensive line from Fleury to the right bank of the Meuse from June 22, proposed a scheme to liberate the Verdun region. Nivelle approved, and that offensive was initiated on October 21 with…
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Charles Mangin was a French general who first made his name in the French colonial empire, before gaining a reputation as an aggressive but costly commander during the First World War. Mangin was born in Sarrebourg, then in France. In 1871 the town was seized by Germany after the Franco-Prussian War. The Mangin family was one of many that evacuated the city, moving back to France.
Charles Mangin (1866-1925) epitomised the 'offensive spirit' mandated by the French Army high command prior to the start of war in August 1914, by figures such as Joffre and Lanrezac . A graduate of Saint-Cyr, Mangin served in the Sudan under Jean Marchand and in French North Africa prior to the First World War.
