Field Marshal Douglas Haig

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Field_Marshal_Douglas_Haig

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Brasenose_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Order_of_St_John gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium) gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India gptkb:order_of_merit gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France) gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle_(Russia) gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
gptkbp:birthDate	1861-06-19
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Dryburgh_Abbey,_Scotland
gptkbp:children	gptkb:George_Haig,_2nd_Earl_Haig
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:deathDate	1928-01-29
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:University_of_Oxford gptkb:Clifton_College gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:father	gptkb:John_Haig
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Douglas_Haig,_1st_Earl_Haig
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Field Marshal Douglas Haig
gptkbp:knownFor	controversial tactics during World War I
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Haig_Fund gptkb:Earl_Haig_Memorial,_London Statue at Whitehall, London
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Rachel_Veitch
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Butcher_Haig
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme gptkb:Battle_of_Arras gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkbp:notableFor	Commander of the British Expeditionary Force during World War I
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:peerage	gptkb:Earl_Haig
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:Dispatches_(WWI_reports)
gptkbp:religion	Presbyterian
gptkbp:serviceYears	1884–1920
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Dorothy_Maud_Vivian
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Sir_Henry_Wilson
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Earl_Haig
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Dorothy_Maud_Vivian
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5