Intro - Sir Douglas Haig was born in Edinburgh on June 19, 1861, and educated at Clifton and Brasenose College in oxford. Haig was a career soldier but had been given job of commander in chief of the British Expeditionary force recently after he had first battle of Ypres and at Mons. To start off with there is much evidence which suggests that Haig was an uncaring general for example on the one hand Haig was called the butcher of Somme & he deserved this given nickname. The reason for that was because Haig had ‘sent men to their deaths’ (1). As it shows in evidence (4) 60’000 soldiers died on the first day of battle alone which left many without their loved ones. The reason behind this was because Haig didn’t care that troops died and sent soldiers who weren’t highly enough trained to fight this war which wasn’t the best idea. There didn’t seem to be much point in the battle despite knowing they were going to lose more young precious lives and that their team was weakening day by day however ‘Haig was not disheartened by heavy losses’ (2). Many historians called the battle of Somme the bloodiest battles in war (2). Furthermore, Haig never visited the frontline and didn’t know what the conditions were like for his soldier’s whist he was dining on the best food and living in high standard accommodation while he let his men suffer. It wasn’t pleasant for them to live in muddy, extremely noisy trenches and share their food with rats they didn’t have much of it anyway. Haig wrote ‘The nation must be taught to bare losses’ (A). That made it sound like he didn’t care about his men and suggests he was going to sacrifice a huge amount of his soldiers lives. It also sounded like he was saying just deal with it. Even after Haig’s plans were... ... middle of paper ... ...his meant that Haig was needed in order to win the battle. ‘The battle gave western powers confidence’. (D). We can’t blame Haig for everything. Most the power came of his shoulders and if he wasn’t there the team would be weak. The soldiers were lucky they had Haig has their commander. Having studied all the sources & evidence surrounding the battle of Somme and the situation Haig had faced in conclusion I personally think that no, Haig was not an uncaring general who sacrificed his men’s lives for no reason. He did everything he could, it wasn’t his fault the other teams were better than his or that his plans weren’t working out. If Haig was uncaring he wouldn’t have been chosen for commander in chief. Overall he did not sacrifice his men’s lives for no reason everything that happened had a good enough reason behind it. Haig cannot be given blame for everything.
tells us that Haig believed that it was the only way to win. I feel
...didn’t over step his authority or attempt to subvert the army for his own purposes. Instead, George Washington sets the example of the military commander who was subservient to civilian political leadership. He also showed patience and coolness in the face of adversity. On many occasions in the book, the author cites Washington’s expressions of doubt and fears of failure, yet Washington never showed fear or doubt in action in front of his troops.
To set the stage for this battle, we must first understand what the British were thinking at the time. The British had not ...
At the beginning of the war, the preconceptions of each side show exactly why Britain was destined for failure. On the American team,
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...rned the essential plans that a leader would need to lead him troops. He also had the morale and spirits to keep the troops ready to fight for the freedom they wanted, as well as his ability to command such troops in placement and tactics.
...Continental Army lost a fraction of what the British lost; it is clearly the Continental Armies victory.
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the two countries. But he saw the British Empire as a worldwide alliance of free
...e gun, it seemed, the greater the owner‘s pride in it.” (McCullough 33) The Continental army certainly did not look like an army yet these people were brought together in this fight for freedom and prevailed even winning the support of Americans who had no hope the British would be defeated.” Merchant Erving had sided with the Loyalists primarily because he thought the rebellion would fail. But the success of Washington‘s army at Boston had changed his mind as it had for many” (McCullough 108). The reader must comprehend the power of this accomplishment for the rag-tag army. “Especially for those who had been with Washington and who knew what a close call it was at the beginning-how often circumstance, storms, contrary winds, the oddities or strengths of individual character had made the difference- the outcome seemed little short of a miracle.” (McCullough 294).