United Kingdom �� army of Marshal Douglas Haig _ student President

Full name: Douglas �� Haig (Douglas Haig) birth: June 19, 1861-1928, nationality: United Kingdom highest rank: Army Commander major war: repression Mahdi uprising (1883-1898); the second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902); the first World War (1914-1918) primary battle: Umm dulman war (1898); Mont Achilles war (1914); Marne (1914); "run to the sea battle" (1914); new battle of summer-Chapelle (1915); Los war (1915); battle of the Somme River (1916); Paz Shang Erzhi warfare (1917); Somme River and Leith campaign (1918); battle of Asia-sleep (1918); Foch's last campaign (1918) to historic status: Haig achievements mainly successful in a large, overland campaign organization, training and supply a millions of troops. He and the United Kingdom politicians and people in France has been a great success. But determined Haig is also the most controversial in the battle of the generals, because his campaign almost always accompanied by a large number of casualties on both sides. Haig or even won the nickname of "the butcher", which makes him sometimes cruel, stupid and disregard for the lives of soldiers. Douglas Haig �� 1861 June 19 was born in Edinburgh, his father John �� Haig was a wealthy landlord Scottish brewing. He was at Oxford University of Clifden and parasan North college educated, and in 1884 to Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. In 1885, he won the first prize in the class's accomplishments have completed their studies in Sandhurst, entering the seventh mission of the Horseman. The next nine years he has served in the United Kingdom, but mainly in India as a cavalry Commander. During the battle of the Nile, Haig participated in 1898, 8 April the Atbara River battle and 2 September of Umm dulman battle. In 1899-1902 by the Second Boer War, Haig John �� French jazz's Chief of staff, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. War, Haig is also responsible for directing the seventeenth Lancer Regiment (the famous "brave and Honorable son") in the Cape Province and Matt guerrilla warfare. 1903 Haig returns in India kitchen na men as Ombudsman. In 1905, he was promoted to the rank of major General Haig, became the youngest British military in General. In 1906, Haig became the Department of the Army Secretary for military training. In this three-year term, he will assist in the completion of the General staff and the establishment of local self-defense. In addition, he has another important function is to serve and Germany between the forthcoming war building a United Kingdom expedition. In the meantime, he had published in 1907 of the cavalry. 1909-1912, Haig served as Chief of the army of India. Term of Office, he was promoted lieutenant in 1910. In 1912, Haig took over in Alder short command. In August 1914 the first world war broke out, Haig is responsible for commanding the expedition in the United Kingdom's first army, Commander of the expedition was John �� French jazz. Haig's first army is active in the early stages, has participated in the battle of Mongolian Thorn, Marne, first EPEs campaign. In the "run to the sea" in the battle of the first army in Picardie and Altus large-scale battles. In these battles, Haig activity, and a year later he was promoted to the rank of Admiral. In February 1915, Haig was promoted to Commander of the first army. March 10-13, the new Ministry in Haig rate summer Chapelle attack, some progress has been made, but the readily by the German army. 9 May-26 in Altus offensives, resistance to Fisk Thibert. 26 September-14 October he attack again in Los, but received very little. To the end of 1915, French obviously can't adapt to this war, he often faced with the chance of winning is passive and negative. Haig in 1915, 10 December to replace flakfor of French as the United Kingdom the new Commander of the expedition. 9 days later, the French returned to the United Kingdom as the Commander-in-Chief of the native forces of the United Kingdom. A war of many battles and Haig the out-and-out cavalry. He is a new weapon in the war and not very interested. He said so in 1915: "machine gun is a kind of surplus weapons"; he also holds a tank with a similar point of view. Nevertheless, it is worth noting that Haig did not do so in the use of new weapons in the war. The Cavalry of excessive preference and his stubborn character combined with the harmful effects caused by waiting for the end of the war, when the United Kingdom began to revamp the arms will be displayed. 1916 June 24/Somme River campaign often and Haig's name. In order to alleviate the French in the beginning of Verdun in heavy casualties, Haig had to begin attacking date to August. Haig in early victories made thereafter continued to attack, and maintained the pressure on the Germans. General considers, because of the German army must be forces from Verdun to the Somme River to meet strong forces, they in Verdun offensive that lost their edge. Battle of the Somme River, the British army is subjected to its history, the most disastrous loss of life: a total of 57,470 dead or injured. In this last in 1916, Nov. 13, give up offensive, unnecessary to feed large numbers of soldiers to death, Haig was a nickname: "the butcher" Somme River. Regardless of the success of this campaign, have always accompanied the controversy: most historians are considered relative to the minimal loss of harvest, the staff is too high �C Haig paid the 42 million people and 20 million United Kingdom France human casualties, just push the 12 km. During the second half of the year 1916, and was promoted to marshal of the army Haig. He subsequently in France General Downieville under implemented 1917 of combat operations. 1917 9 April-15 September in Arras made larger British victory, he has consolidated his position. In April, Downieville powered offensive fiascoAfter disembarking at on the verge of collapse. This forced him to 1917 31 July launch third EPEs campaign (i.e. Paz xandel campaign). In this time lasted 3 months in the war, British troops while paid a heavy price for personnel, eventually broke the German resistance. Haig is expected at the beginning of the German army in 1918 Flanders offensive, therefore strongly urge the deployed more troops, but he only got what he asked of one sixth of the 60 million reinforcements. 21 March-5 April in the Somme offensive against the forces caused the River to great pressure and almost broke Gough's Fifth Army of Defense. However the crisis led to the Allied forces high command bodies was established, in Haig's recommendation of France General Foch was commander of the allies. Ludendorff from 9 April to launch second Leith campaign, the offensive almost reached complete breakthrough. But Haig famous "desperate" body by order of the British army resistance, blocking the German army's advance. August 8-11, he launched the sleep command, the battle to retake British massive use of tanks in the first day was a great victory, Ludendorff in alarm as the "dark days" of the German army. From late September to November, as the Foch part of CounterPunch, he in Flanders command the Allied army attack. Haig's methods of warfare is often simple and crude in 1907, he wrote: "the battle for victory depends on morale and commitment". Haig does not see a machine gun and modern artillery to great changes brought about by the war, by virtue of its firm will to ignore large numbers of casualties, insist on direct attacks launched fierce. His tactics has been criticized by many people, is considered a profound flaws. But others to defend that Haig Haig main subject to be in the West continuing assistance France were the pressure, especially in the Somme River 1916 and 1917 xandel in Perth. In addition, Haig insisted that war can only win in the West, and wartime Prime Minister Lloyds �� George on this strategy strongly criticized at the same time should exert pressure to the East. Lloyds �� George wrote to him more than once wondered whether it should resign instead of letting Haig continued his strategy. From truce after until 1921, Haig took over John �� French jazz served as Commander-in-Chief of the native forces of the United Kingdom. In the post-war force reindex, Haig persistent protection status of a cavalry troops obstruct the armour of the building. In 1919 he for the first Earl Haig, the United Kingdom Government has also been awarded the prize of 10 million. In 1921, he became Baron of Haig Meisaide Gulch. Haig also formed a United Kingdom Royal Legion, to travel throughout the British Empire and collect donations, is committed to the welfare and relief of demobilized soldiers. Sir Douglas Haig �� in 1928, died in London. Haig achievements mainly successful in a large, overland campaign organization, training and supply a millions of troops. He and the United Kingdom politicians and people in France has been a great success. But determined Haig is also the most controversial in the battle of the generals, because his campaign almost always accompanied by a large number of casualties on both sides. Haig or even won the nickname of "the butcher", which makes him sometimes cruel, stupid and disregard for the lives of soldiers. (War studies)