Ho ho!Now now, Hague was far more than the 'Butcher of the Somme'.
Ok, 19,000 deaths on the first day of the battle is still the biggest British military disaster in history, but he did eventually develop the 'Bite and Hold' tactic for taking Bosh trenches, which eventually lead to the 46th (North Midland) Division crossing the St. Quentin Canal and breaking the Hindenburg Line on 28th September 1918. The same Territorial Division which had suffered so much at the Somme!
I apologise for lack of humourousness.
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Sat 29 Aug 2009, 22:07,
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Ok, 19,000 deaths on the first day of the battle is still the biggest British military disaster in history, but he did eventually develop the 'Bite and Hold' tactic for taking Bosh trenches, which eventually lead to the 46th (North Midland) Division crossing the St. Quentin Canal and breaking the Hindenburg Line on 28th September 1918. The same Territorial Division which had suffered so much at the Somme!
I apologise for lack of humourousness.
^ despite the spellingHaig has been stringently criticized by many modern historians for the obvious appalling losses on the Somme and at Passchendaele and for his so-called 'lack of imagination,' but in this respect was no worse than his contemporaries and somewhat better than many. He commanded the largest British army in history and led it with great success in the summer of 1918 to tear the heart out of the German Army
Which combined with the Royal Navy's dominance over the German fleet, and the subsequent effects on the German economy, made Germany sue for an end of hostilities
(Which combined with the Royal Navy's dominance over the German fleet, and the subsequent effects on the German economy, made Germany sue for an end of hostilities
Jahled Three shades of black,
Sat 29 Aug 2009, 22:42,
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