Charles Mangin (1866-1925) was a French military officer during World War I. A graduate of Saint-Cyr, Mangin served in the Sudan (under Jean Marchand) and in French North Africa before serving in WWI. 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Saint-Cyr can refer to: École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, a French military academy. ... The Honourable Senator Jean Marchand, PC (December 20, 1918 - August 28, 1988) was a well known French Canadian public figure, trade unionist and politician in Quebec, Canada. ...

During WWI, he had well-known victories at Charleroi and then Verdun, however, his reputation fell following the disastrous Nivelle Offensive, (16 April-9 May 1917). This was partly because Mangin was one of the few high ranking French officials who supported Nivelle's strategy. Charleroi (Walloon: Tchålerwè) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... Verdun (German: Wirten, official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city and commune in Lorraine, northeast France, in the Meuse département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... The Nivelle Offensive was a 1917 Allied attack on the Western Front in World War I. The offensive was a costly failure. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Mangin's Sixth Army bore the brunt of the main attack during the Second Battle of the Aisne, the main plank of Robert Nivelle's costly assault. After the failed operation was abandoned, both Mangin and Nivelle were removed from effective command. The Second Battle of the Aisne, in 1917 was the main action of the Allied Nivelle Offensive during World War I. It ended in disaster for both the French army and its commander Robert Nivelle, destroying his career and sparking widespread mutiny in the army. ... Robert Georges Nivelle (October 15, 1857 - March 22, 1924) was a French military commander during World War I. Born in Tulle, France, to a French father and English mother, Nivelle graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1878 and served in Indochina, Algeria, and China as an artillery officer. ... The Nivelle Offensive was a 1917 Allied attack on the Western Front in World War I. The offensive was a costly failure. ...

After Ferdinand Foch was promoted to Allied Supreme Commander over Philippe Pétain, Mangin was recalled from the wilderness and given command of the French 10th Army on the Western Front. Ferdinand Foch (October 2, 1851 – March 20, 1929) was a French soldier. ... Philippe Pétain Marshal Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain, was a French soldier and Head of State of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944. ... See Western Front (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...

Although he was despised by his troops (who gave him the nickname, "The Butcher"), Mangin's 10th Army was still responsible for the crucial Allied counter-attack at the Second Battle of the Marne. It was this action that largely promoted his military reputation. The Second Battle of the Marne, was a World War I battle fought from July 15 to July 18, 1918 near the Marne River. ...

In the closing months of the war, he served as part of General Castelnau's Army Group East, driving towards Metz. After the war, Mangin became a member of the Supreme War Council and inspector general of French colonial troops. Castlenau may refer to: Several communes in France: Castelnau dEstrétefonds, Haute Garonne. ... City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ...