1. Charles Mangin was born on 6 July 1866 in Sarrebourg.
18 Facts About Charles Mangin
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Charles Mangin reapplied and was accepted in Saint-Cyr in 1886 attaining the rank of sub-lieutenant in 1888.
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Charles Mangin joined the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment based in Cherbourg.
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Charles Mangin was wounded three times and returned to France in 1892.
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In 1898, Mangin joined Marchand on his expedition to Fashoda with children in tow.
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Charles Mangin was given the command of a battalion in Tonkin from 1901 to 1904.
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Charles Mangin was then promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1905 and served during the French occupation of Senegal from 1906 to 1908 under General Audeoud.
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Unlike many French generals who did not visit the front, Charles Mangin was shot in the chest while exhorting his men for further attacks during the Second Battle of Champagne, though he returned to duty ten days later.
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Charles Mangin became known for the observation: "Quoi qu'on fasse, on perd beaucoup de monde".
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Charles Mangin became a member of the Supreme War Council and inspector general of French colonial troops.
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Charles Mangin fell seriously ill at his Paris home on 9 May 1925.
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Charles Mangin died two days later, on 12 May His remains were interred in Les Invalides in 1932, and a bronze statue by Maxime Real del Sarte erected in his honour in 1928 in the Place Denys-Cochin, Paris.
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Charles Mangin's monument was destroyed on 16 June 1940, two days after German troops occupied Paris during World War Two.
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When Charles Mangin returned from the Merchant mission, he met Madeleine Jagerschmidt, the daughter of a banker.
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Charles Mangin was very badly affected, and during the next three years would not respond to anything other than the letters of Madeleine's mother.
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In January 1905, Charles Mangin requested an introduction to discuss Tonkin with the nationalist activist and former minister, Godefroy Cavaignac.
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Whilst Charles Mangin was impressed by Antoinette's intelligence, he in turn impressed her with accounts of his exploits in the colonies.
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In June 1905, Charles Mangin proposed and the couple were married on July 31,1905.