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Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE (/ h eɪ ɡ /; 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.
Jun 15, 2024 · 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.
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.
Mar 20, 2015 · Douglas Haig was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force from late 1915 to 1919. Undoubtedly he was one of the significant generals of the war, but Haig's tenure of command remains very controversial.
While in India, Douglas Haig (seated in the chair) pursued one of his favourite sports — polo.
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.
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.
Douglas Haig (1861-1928) was a Scottish soldier who rose through the ranks of the British Army to the overall commander of the British Army on the Western Front during the later years of World War One.
After the Armistice, Douglas Haig was initially fêted as a war hero. He was appointed Commander in Chief of the Home Forces in April 1919 and was created an Earl that September. In June 1921 he was gifted £100,000 and the estate of Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders by the nation.
He was made an earl in 1919 and then Baron Haig of Bemersyde in 1921. Haig dedicated the remainder of his life to service in the Royal British Legion (which he helped to establish), caring for the welfare of the troops who served under him during the war. Sir Douglas Haig died on 28 January 1928.
