Field marshal haig biography
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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig lived from 19 June to 29 January A professional solider, he was commander of the British forces in France and Belgium during the latter half of the First World War, and he remains a highly controversial figure.
Field marshal haig biography
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Haig was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Haig, who ran the family's successful whisky distillery. He was educated at Clifton College, Bristol, and Brasenose College, Oxford, before joining the Army in and attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.
Douglas Haig was commissioned into the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars in , being promoted rapidly to Lieutenant, then to Captain in He served with his regiment in India in , and first saw active service under Lord Kitchener in Sudan in Haig served in a number of positions during the Boer War, including as Chief Staff Officer to Major-General John French and as