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Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the armistice in 1918.

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  • Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
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  • Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC, (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the Hundred Days Offensive, which led to the armistice in 1918.
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  • 1884(xsd:integer)
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  • 1861-06-19(xsd:date)
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  • London
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  • "Master of the Field"
  • "the Butcher of the Somme" or
  • 'Butcher' Haig.
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  • (Field Marshal The Right Honourable)
  • (KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE ADC)
  • The Earl Haig
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  • Field Marshal Douglas Haig
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  • Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
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  • 1928-01-29(xsd:date)
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