He participated in the
Tonkin Campaign (1885–1887), the
Second Madagascar expedition (1895–1896) and the Tunisia Expedition of 1906. On 23 June 1907, he became Colonel of the 96th Infantry Regiment and on 23 March 1912 General of the 56th Infantry Brigade. In World War I, he led the
Division marocaine during the Battle of the Marshes of Saint-Gond, as part of the
First Battle of the Marne (September 1914). Between 21 September 1914 and 9 March 1915, he was in command of the
Groupement Humbert, later named
Corps combiné Humbert, which became the 32nd Army Corps. On 9 March 1915, he received the command of the
Eighth Army until 24 July of the same year, when he took over the command over the six divisions of the
Third Army, which he held until the Armistice. General Humbert played a key role for General Pétain in sealing the breach on the Western Front during the
German spring offensive. He also briefly commanded the
Seventh Army, in 15–23 October 1918. Humbert was one of the most appreciated French generals of World War I. His son Jacques followed in his footsteps and was a general during World War II. Humbert died from complications of malaria in 1921. He was buried in the vaults of
Les Invalides. == See also==