Butcher Haig
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Butcher haig. A butcher is a person who kills animals. To some he will always be the man who won the war. Haig s tenure as c in c saw the horrendous losses at the battle of the somme july november 1916 and the third battle of ypres otherwise known as passchendaele july november 1917 for which haig earned the sobriquet the butcher. Candidate in strategic studies and international economics at johns hopkins school of advanced international studies.
Does general haig deserve to be remembered the butcher of the somme. 1331 words 6 pages. But the idea that he wilfully and knowingly sent tens of thousands of allied soldiers to their deaths is overly simplistic and fails to acknowledge the severe challenges facing a commander in charge of an inexperienced mass army on a scale unlike anything seen before. Field marshall sir douglas haig 19 june 1861 29 january 1928 was a senior commander in the first world war wwi and perhaps one of the most notable figures in british military history.
The loss of so many soldiers led to haig developing the title of the butcher of the somme. Army officer and m a. Haig has been nicknamed the butcher of the somme. His father john richard haig an alcoholic was said to be in trade though as head of the family s successful haig haig whisky distillery he had an income of 10 000 per year 1 160 000 in 2018 an enormous amount at the time.
However i disagree with the label of butcher that haig received. Home value report for 2659 haig pt columbus oh 43219. The haig that emerges is neither butcher nor genius but instead a diligent but aloof professional struggling to rise to the immense challenges posed by high command. To others he remains the butcher.
Haig was born in a house on charlotte square edinburgh but with postal address 19 hope street the side street to the south west. Haig was not alone generals on all sides puzzled over this uncomfortable truth. Born on september 1. A century has passed since sir douglas haig was appointed commander in chief of the british.