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Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig commanded the British Army when it achieved arguably its greatest victories, those over the Germans on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Under Haig, the British Empire engaged the main enemy in the main theatre of war and defeated it.
Birthday: June 19, 1861 ( Gemini) Born In: Edinburgh, Scotland. Military Leaders #321. Leaders #1367. Quick Facts. British Celebrities Born In June. Also Known As: Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig. Died At Age: 66. Family: children: Baroness Astor of Hever, Irene Astor. Born Country: Scotland. Military Leaders British Men.
u. v. w. x. y. z. Douglas Haig © Haig was British commander on the Western Front for most of World War One. The huge casualties that his military strategy produced has made him a...
Mar 20, 2015 · Haig, Douglas (Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde) British soldier and Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. Born 19 June 1861 in Edinburgh, UK. Died 28 January 1928 in London, UK. Douglas Haig was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force from late 1915 to 1919.
Jun 9, 2018 · Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE ( / heɪɡ /; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war.
May 29, 2018 · Douglas Haig Haig, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War [1] (1899–1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I [2] (1914) was given command of the 1st Army Corps in France.
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE ADC (born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 19 June 1861, died in London on 29 January 1928) was a British Army general in World War I . He was the senior commander of the British forces in France from 1915 until the end of the war.
