Talk:Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

This is the basic outline of what needs to be done.

Early encounters text needs to be substantiated with references; I adapted much of the text from John French, 1st Earl of Ypres.

• Early Encounters

Tensions quickly arose between Haig and French. Haig and Lord Kitchener, who was now Secretary of State for War, clashed with French over the positioning of the BEF. French argued to the war council) that it should be positioned in Belgium, where he had confidence in the country's many fortresses, while Haig and Kitchener proposed that the BEF would be better positioned to counter-attack in Amiens, stating that the BEF would have to abandon its positions in Belgium once the poorly-equipped Belgian Army collapsed, forcing the BEF into retreat with the loss of much of its supplies. During an inspection of Aldershot, Haig told King George V that he had "grave doubts" about French's competence.

• Stalemate (maybe another name)

1915-early 1916

• The Somme and Passchendaele

• Spring Offensive

• Counter-offensives: The final months (might need a better title)

Second Battle of the Marne and Hundred Days Offensive