Colonial Medal
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The Colonial Medal was a French decoration created by the "loi de finances" of 26 July 1893 to reward "military services in the colonies, resulting from participation in military operations, in a colo
French Colonial Medal with multiple clasps
"Médaille Coloniale" certificate of 1894 for the participation in the 1881 French occupation of Tunisia of Military Doctor Jean-Baptiste Doué.
Charles Mangin
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Charles Emmanuel Marie Mangin was a French general during World War I.
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…Henri Gouraud (Senegal and Sudan, Morocco, Mauretania and Adrar) Charles Mangin (Senegal and Sudan) André Lalande…
General Mangin
Mangin in the trenches, c. 1915.
Photograph taken at Fort du Regret (Verdun) in April 1916, showing senior commanders and officers of the 65th Infantry Regiment shortly before entering the front lines at Froide Terre. Mangin is stood third from the left.
Ferdinand Foch (left) in conversation with General Charles Mangin outside of the Minister of War's office in Paris, 2 November 1918.