Douglas Haig
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Douglas Haig was a British senior army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front and became one of the most controversial military leaders of World War I.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas Haig canonical | 28 |
| Field Marshal Douglas Haig | 5 |
| Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig | 4 |
| 1st Earl Haig | 1 |
| Douglas Haig as a key British commander | 1 |
| Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig | 1 |
| Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig | 1 |
| Sir Douglas Haig | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
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Order of Merit ⓘ Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Garter ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1861-06-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Edinburgh
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Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dryburgh Abbey ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Boer War
ⓘ
Fashoda Incident ⓘ
surface form:
Sudan campaign
World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1928-01-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Clifton College
ⓘ
Royal Military College, Sandhurst ⓘ Defence Academy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Staff College, Camberley
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| familyName | Haig ⓘ |
| fullName |
Douglas Haig
self-link
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Douglas Haig self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
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| givenName | Douglas ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Douglas Haig
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Earl Haig
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| memberOf | British Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial tactics involving high casualties
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leadership of British forces on the Western Front in World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Command of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of Passchendaele
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Command of the British Expeditionary Force during the Battle of the Somme ⓘ Command of the British Expeditionary Force during the Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force
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Commander-in-Chief on the Western Front ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Dorothy Maud Vivian ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
this entity surface form:
1st Earl Haig
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
subject surface form:
Earl Haig Memorial
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
subject surface form:
Earl Haig Memorial
this entity surface form:
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
subject surface form:
Earl Haig Memorial
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
subject surface form:
Earl Haig Memorial
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
this entity surface form:
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
this entity surface form:
Field Marshal Douglas Haig
this entity surface form:
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
subject surface form:
Battle of Amiens (1918)
this entity surface form:
Sir Douglas Haig