Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Flanders
gptkb:Battle_of_Flanders
gptkbp:advocates_for Total war strategy
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Order_of_St._Michael_and_St._George
gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1861-06-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Cemetery_of_St._John_the_Evangelist,_France
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:First_Army
gptkb:Fourth_Army
gptkbp:death_date 1928-01-29
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
gptkbp:influenced Modern British military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
gptkb:General_Sir_Ian_Hamilton
gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
gptkbp:is_criticized_for High casualty rates
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War I
gptkbp:legacy Controversial military leader
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Butcher_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Memorial_in_Westminster_Abbey
gptkb:Haig_Fund_for_the_Welfare_of_Soldiers
gptkb:Haig_Homes_for_ex-servicemen
Haig Memorial in France
Statue in Edinburgh
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_French
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year Wrote memoirs
gptkbp:service_years 1885-1920
gptkbp:spouse Dorothy Haig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:title_holder gptkb:Baron_Haig