General Sir Douglas Haig

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gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Flanders_Offensive
gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme_Offensive
gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Lions_led_by_Donkeys
gptkbp:awards gptkb:church
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1861-06-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Cemetery_of_St._John_the_Evangelist,_Edinburgh
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:First_Army
gptkb:Fourth_Army
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:death_date 1928-01-29
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Douglas Haig
gptkbp:influenced British military strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during World War I
gptkbp:legacy Portrayal in literature and film
Controversial figure in military history
Memorials in his honor
Influence on modern military thought
Debate over tactics used in WWI
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Butcher_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_French
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:musician
gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Imperial_War_Graves_Commission
Chairman of the British Red Cross Society
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gptkbp:spouse Dorothy Haig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson