General Haig

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_King’s_Man
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_I
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:Cemetery_of_St._John_the_Evangelist,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:1st_Army
gptkb:Army_Group_A
gptkb:3rd_Army
gptkbp:controversy Leadership during WWI
gptkbp:death_date January 29, 1928
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Douglas_Haig
gptkbp:historical_debate Leadership style
Military effectiveness
Casualty rates
gptkbp:historical_significance Role in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Haig
gptkbp:influenced British military doctrine
Military tactics in WWI
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Amiens
gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
Post-war military reforms
Treaty of Versailles negotiations
Interwar military policy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in military history
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Butcher_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:portrayed_by Films and literature
gptkbp:predecessor General French
gptkbp:public_perception Mixed views
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year Wrote memoirs
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1885-1920
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Haig
gptkbp:strategic_importance Attrition warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Plumer