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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. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme ...
- 1884–1920
- British Army
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (born June 19, 1861, Edinburgh—died Jan. 29, 1928, London) was a British field marshal, commander in chief of the British forces in France during most of World War I. His strategy of attrition (tautly summarized as “kill more Germans”) resulted in enormous numbers of British casualties but little immediate gain ...
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Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was educated at Clifton College and later Oxford University. From university he went to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; he later gained a commission in the 7th Hussars. Douglas Haig saw active service in Egypt and South Africa, during the Boer War. He was then assigned to service in India.
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The son of a wealth whisky distiller, Haig (1861-1928) was born in Edinburgh into a large family of ancient Scottish lineage. He joined the British Army in 1884 where he excelled at polo, saw active service in Sudan and South Africa and became a recognised authority on cavalry warfare. Haig's assiduity, aptitude for staff work and social ...
Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861 into a wealthy family who owned a whisky business. ... Haig was commanding the BEF's 1st Army Corps, whose overall commander was Sir John French ...
May 29, 2018 · Haig, Sir Douglas, 1st Earl Haig (1861–1928). Soldier. Before 1914 Haig was recognized as one of the outstanding soldiers of his generation. In December 1915 he replaced Sir John French as commander-in-chief of the British armies in France. He fought two of the most costly and controversial battles in British history, the Somme (1916) and ...
