Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Charles Mangin

Battles of Charles Mangin

French general (1866–1925)

Charles Mangin is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1912 and 1918: 7 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in France (6), Morocco (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,503 km apart end to end, 417 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (6), French conquest of Morocco (1).

Battle of Sidi Bou OthmanBattle of the AiletteBattle of VerdunSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of SoissonsSecond Battle of the MarneBattle of Château-ThierryBattle of VerdunSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of SoissonsMadridCasablancaViennaGenevaBarcelonaAlgiersMilanFrankfurtLisbonNaples1000 km40.742N, 1.260W
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1912: 1 engagements1916: 1 engagements1917: 1 engagements1918: 4 engagements4 in 191819121918
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sidi Bou Othman, 1912Battle of Verdun, 1916Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917Battle of Soissons, 1918Second Battle of the Marne, 1918Battle of Château-Thierry, 1918Battle of the Ailette, 191819121918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
September 1912Battle of Sidi Bou OthmanMarrakech, MoroccoFrench victory; Capture of Marrakesh
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdun, France2,223 km NEFrench victory
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissons, France134 km WInconclusive
1918Battle of SoissonsFrance20 km WAllied victory
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basin, France41 km SEEntente victory
18 July 1918Battle of Château-ThierryChâteau-Thierry, France22 km WAllied victory
1918Battle of the AiletteAilette, France62 km NFrench victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.