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There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to … - Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
" "There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment.
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About Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a Scottish senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres, the German Spring Offensive, and the Hundred Days Offensive.
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Alternative Names:
Butcher of the Somme
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Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
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Douglas Haig, Earl Haig