Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (1861-1928), Field Marshal
Sitter in 45 portraits
Commissioned into a cavalry regiment in 1885, by 1904 Haig had become the youngest major general in the British Army. On the outbreak of war in 1914, he helped organise the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), commanded by Field-Marshal John French. In 1915 he replaced French as Commander-in-Chief of the BEF and directed British campaigns including the Somme in 1916. Haig's tactics in these battles were and still are considered controversial by many including the then Prime Minister Lloyd George. After the war Haig devoted the rest of his life to the welfare of ex-servicemen, and was involved in the creation of the Royal British Legion, of which he was president until his death.
by Mrs Graham Smith
watercolour, 1894
NPG 1801a
General Officers of World War I
by John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1922
On display in Room 30 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1954
by John Singer Sargent
pencil, circa 1922
NPG 2908(17)
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
vintage bromide print, 1915-1920
NPG x45283
by Henry Walter ('H. Walter') Barnett
bromide print with overpainting, rephotographed, 1915-1920
NPG x45429
by Bassano
vintage print, 16 January 1917
NPG x15159
by Bassano
vintage print, 16 January 1917
NPG x84291
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32883
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32884
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32886
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32887
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32888
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32889
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32890
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32893
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32894
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32896
by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 16 January 1917
NPG x32897
'F.M. Earl Haig arrives at Cologne on a tour of inspection of the "Army of Occupation"'
published by Realistic Travels
printing-out paper stereoscopic card, circa 1918
NPG x26382
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig; François Paul Anthoine
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published by Underwood & Underwood
albumen stereoscopic card, circa 1918
NPG x134765
Armed Forces and Intelligence Services
Groups
British expeditionary force
Place
Edinburgh
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