Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

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Gender	Male
Death	96 years ago
Date of birth	June 19,1861
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Born	Charlotte Square
	Edinburgh
	United Kingdom
Date of died	January 29,1928
Died	London
	United Kingdom
Battles and wars	Mahdist War
	Second Boer War
	First World War
Spouse	Dorothy Maud Vivian Haig Haig
Buried	Dryburgh Abbey, United Kingdom
Siblings	George Ogilvie Haig
	John Alicius Haig
	William Henry Haig
	Janet Stein Haig
Job	Politician
	Army officer
Education	Brasenose College
	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
	Clifton College Preparatory School
	Clifton College
	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
	Staff College, Camberley
Books	Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches (December 1915-April 1919)
	Cavalry Studies: Strategical and Tactical
	Features of the War
	Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nickname	Master of the Field
Children	George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig
	Irene Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever
	Lady Alexandra Haig
	Lady Victoria Haig
Nationality	British
Knighted date	1917
Founded	Royal British Legion
	Poppyscotland
	Haig Fund
	Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League
Grandchildren	Sarah Violet Astor
Date of Reg.	2019-02-16 02:06:10
Date of Upd.	2023-11-11 03:13:13
ID	424893

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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Life story

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war.