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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl HaigKTGCBOMGCVOKCIEADC (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. Most notably, he led them during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele), the Spring Offensive and the final Hundred Days Offensive.

Historians have often argued over whether Haig was a good general. In the years after the war, he was popular. After his death, some historians and politicians wrote books criticising Haig. They argued he made mistakes that led to a lot of casualties among British troops, especially at the Somme and Passchendaele; he has been nicknamed 'Butcher Haig' or 'the Butcher of the Somme'. David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister during the later years of the war, also did not agree with Haig.^[1] One of the best known books criticising Haig was Alan Clark's book The Donkeys (1961). This is known as the 'lion

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General Douglas Haig (1861 - 1928)

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 controversial figure.

Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861 into a wealthy family who owned a whisky business. He studied at Oxford University and in 1884 went to the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. He then served as a cavalry officer for nine years, mainly in India. He later took part in the Sudan campaign (1897 - 1898) and the Boer War (1899 - 1902). In 1906, Haig went to the War Office as director of military training. His responsibilities included the organisation of a British Expeditionary Force (BEF) for deployment in the event of war with Germany. On the outbreak of war in 1914, Haig was commanding the BEF's 1st Army Corps, whose overall commander was Sir John French. By the end of 1915, it was clear that French was ill-suited to the role, and in December Haig was appointed commander in chief in his place.

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Douglas Haig

Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861, the 5th son of John Haig, a whisky distiller from Fife, and his wife Rachael. He was one of 11 children. He was educated at Orwell House, near Edinburgh, and in Warwickshire, before attending Clifton College in 1875. He went up to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1880.

Military career

Douglas Haig joined the army in 1884, undertaking officer training at Sandhurst before being posted to India. He rose rapidly through the ranks in the 1880s and 1890s, serving with Kitchener in Sudan and Major-General French in the Boer War. His own appointment as a Major-General under Kitchener in India in the early 20th century made him the youngest officer of his rank in either the British or the Indian army.

In 1905 Haig returned to London, first as director of military training, and later as director of staff duties. In both positions he played a key role in British preparations for a European war, particularly through his work with the British Expeditionary and Territorial forces. He was also responsible for forming th