Who was general haig?
Haig was a gerneral of the British forces in France in WW1. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, Haig helped organise the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), commanded by Field Marshal John French. The BEF landed in France on 14 August and advanced into Belgium, where John French intended to meet General Lanrezac’s French Fifth Army at Charleroi. During the advance the BEF experienced their first encounter with the Germans at Mons on 23 August. Following defensive successes at Battle of Mons and Ypres (1st Battle of Ypres), Haig was promoted to full general and in December 1914 the I Corps was expanded into the British First Army of which Haig received command. In December 1915, Haig replaced French as Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, with French returning to Britain. From 1 July to 18 November 1916, he directed the British portion of a major Anglo-French offensive, the British offensive at the Somme. The time and place of the battle had been forced upon Haig by the French, who needed
