Editing Philippe Pétain (section)

===Rif War===
{{main|Rif War}}
Pétain was appointed Inspector-General of the Army in February 1922, and produced, in concert with the new Chief of the General Staff, General [[Marie-Eugène Debeney]], the new army manual entitled ''Provisional Instruction on the Tactical Employment of Large Units'', which soon became known as 'the Bible'.<ref>Williams, 2005, p. 219.</ref> On 3 September 1925, Pétain was appointed sole Commander-in-Chief of French Forces in [[Morocco]]<ref>Williams, 2005. p. 232.</ref> to launch a major campaign against the [[Rif Republic|Rif]] tribes, in concert with the Spanish Army, which was successfully concluded by the end of October. He was subsequently decorated in [[Toledo, Spain|Toledo]] by King [[Alfonso XIII]] with the Spanish ''[[Medalla Militar]]''.<ref>Williams, 2005, pp. 233–235.</ref>