Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig

Japanese: ヘーグ（英語表記）Haig， Douglas， 1st Earl Haig

Born: June 19, 1861, Edinburgh
[Died] January 29, 1928, London. British army officer. Served in the Sudan Expedition in 1898, and the South African War from 1899 to 1902. Commander of British forces on the Western Front during World War I. In 1915, he became commander-in-chief, succeeding General J. French. In 1916, he became a marshal. His tactics caused huge losses of soldiers and became problematic, but later, working closely with French Marshal Foch, he led the country to victory. From 1919 to 1921, he was commander-in-chief of the British Home Army. In 1919, he became an earl. In his later years, he worked hard for demobilized soldiers and served as president of the Legion of Retired Soldiers.

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Japanese:

[生]1861.6.19. エディンバラ
[没]1928.1.29. ロンドン
イギリスの陸軍軍人。 1898年スーダン遠征，99～1902年南アフリカ戦争に従軍。第1次世界大戦中は西部戦線におけるイギリス軍司令官。 15年 J.フレンチ将軍の後任として総司令官に就任。 16年元帥。彼の作戦は兵員の膨大な損失を招き，問題となったが，のちフランスの F.フォッシュ元帥と緊密に協力して戦勝に導いた。 19～21年イギリス本国軍総司令官。 19年伯爵。晩年は復員兵士のために尽力，在郷軍人会会長をつとめた。

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