Haig

American  

[heyg] / heɪg /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.

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Haig British  

/ heɪɡ /

noun

1. Douglas, 1st Earl Haig. 1861–1928, British field marshal; commander in chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915–18)

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Example Sentences

Other men who served in the Sudan included John French, the first commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and Douglas Haig, who succeeded him from December 1915 until the armistice.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alan Clark, before he became Conservative Minister, published The Donkeys - based on the phrase "lions led by…" - which challenged the settled narrative that the leader of British forces in France, Earl Haig, had been a strategic genius and the architect of victory.

From BBC

At Haig's funeral in 1928, a million had lined the streets but by the 60s he was popularly perceived as the "Butcher of the Somme".

From BBC

Vance was even called “Alexander Haig” after he recently announced he was ready to fill in should a “terrible tragedy” befall the president.

From Salon

After Reagan was shot, it was Haig who stood in the press briefing room and declared he was in control.

From Salon