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1914, Artillery, French Army, Maps, Mobilisation, Regiments, Resources

Google Map Resources: Les Régiments d’Artillerie de Campagne [RAC], 1914

The fifth resource using Google Maps – a visual reference resource to make some of the ‘core information’ on the French Army in the First World War easily accessible.

Les Régiments d’Artillerie de Campagne shows the location of the Field Artillery Regiments by their Base HQ.

The map contains some additional information on the French artillery in 1914.

As with previous maps, this map is embedded as a link and immediately available ‘on click’ in a new tab:

*Les Régiments d’Artillerie de Campagne* by Home HQ, 1914

Feedback on the value and accuracy of these maps is always welcome, so do send a comment if you wish.

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Google Map Resources: Les Régiments d’Infanterie Territoriale [RIT]

The fourth resource using Google Maps – a visual reference resource to make some of the ‘core information’ on the French Army in the First World War easily accessible.

Les Régiments d’Infanterie Territoriale shows the location of the Territorial* Infantry Regiments by their Base HQs. It also includes the Régiment d’Infanterie Territoriale (RIT) and Battalions Territorial de Chasseurs à Pied [BTCP or BTCA (they were all Chasseurs Alpin units)].

(* NB NOT the equivalent of the British Territorials! (The differences will be explained in a blog post).

As with previous maps, this map is embedded as a link and immediately available ‘on click’ in a new tab:

Les Régiments d’Infanterie Territoriale by Home HQ, 1914

Feedback on the value and accuracy of these is always welcome so do send a comment.

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Google Map Resource: Les Régiments d’infanterie 1914-1918

The third of my Google Maps – a visual reference resource to make some of the ‘core information’ on the French Army in the First World War easily accessible.

Les Régiments d’infanterie 1914-1918 shows the location of active Infantry Regiments by their Base HQs. It also includes the Bataillons de Chasseurs à pied (BCP) and Bataillons Chasseurs Alpins (BCA). As with previous maps, this map is embedded as a link and immediately available ‘on click’ in a new tab:

Feedback on the value and accuracy of these is welcome so do send a comment.

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Google Map Resource: Wartime expansion of the French Army, 1914-1918

Another map presented as a visual reference resource to make some of the ‘core information’ on the French Army in the First World War easily accessible.

Like the map for ‘Plan XVII’ – the French mobilisation plans implemented after war was declared at the beginning of August 1914 – this map is embedded and immediately available ‘on click’ and provides detail on the wartime expansion of the Army through ‘new’ and Reserve divisions. It opens in a new tab: