General Sir Douglas Haig

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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:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
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: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:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Butcher_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Author
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Imperial_War_Graves_Commission
gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
Chairman of the British Red Cross Society
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_French
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:spouse Dorothy Haig
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Lys
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