Field Marshal Earl Haig

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:awards gptkb:church
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date June 19, 1861
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Dryburgh_Abbey
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:First_World_War
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:controversy Tactics during World War I
gptkbp:cultural_representation Books and articles
Films and documentaries
Memorials and monuments
Public memorial services
Plays and performances
gptkbp:death_date January 29, 1928
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:historical_significance World War I leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Earl Haig
gptkbp:influence British military strategy
Post-war military reforms
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War I
gptkbp:legacy Haig Fund for the care of veterans
gptkbp:military_branch 1891–1920
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Butcher_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Lady_Haig
Sir John Haig
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:reputation Mixed opinions
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:military_unit
Public speaking
Charity work
Political involvement
Writing memoirs
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:sibling 1 sister
2 brothers
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Haig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:title 1st Earl Haig