Field Marshal Douglas Haig

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Western_Front
World War I commanders
British Army leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birth_date June 19, 1861
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Dryburgh_Abbey
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:controversy Tactics during World War I
gptkbp:death_date January 29, 1928
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:historical_analysis Mixed legacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Douglas Haig
gptkbp:influence British military strategy
gptkbp:influence_on Military historians
British military doctrine
World War I studies
gptkbp:known_for Role in World War I
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in military history
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Butcher_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:television_series
Films and documentaries
Books and literature
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:House_of_Lords
Chairman of the British Red Cross Society
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1885-1920
gptkbp:spouse Dorothy Haig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:writings gptkb:The_Great_War
gptkb:The_War_in_the_Air
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:The_Somme
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Morval
gptkb:Battle_of_Estaires
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5