Atlas of Battles

commander, 35 engagements

Battles of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Battles of Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

British senior officer during the First World War (1861-1928)

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig is recorded as a commander at 35 placed engagements in the atlas between 1914 and 1918: 32 battles, 1 naval action and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in France (20), Belgium (15). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,326 km apart end to end, 39 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War I (35).

Battle of GivenchyBattle of Neuve ChapelleBattle of FestubertBattle of LoosActions of the Bluff, 1916Hohenzollern RedoubtBattle of the Boar's HeadLeipzig salientCapture of La BoisselleCapture of OvillersBattle of PozièresBattle of GuillemontCapture of MartinpuichCapture of ComblesBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of the AncreOperations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917Operations on the Ancre, January – March 1917Operation HushCapture of WesthoekAction of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of BroodseindeFirst Battle of PasschendaeleNight action of 1/2 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurOperation MichaelBattle of the LysSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxBattle of MonsBattle of ArrasNivelle OffensiveBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBattle of MonsBattle of ArrasNivelle OffensiveBattle of MessinesThird Battle of YpresBrusselsLe HavreLilleAntwerpenLuxembourgRouenBrightonMetzReimsBrugge100 km50.425N, 3.010E
35 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1914: 2 engagements1915: 3 engagements1916: 12 engagements1917: 15 engagements15 in 19171918: 3 engagements19141918
35 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mons, 1914Battle of Givenchy, 1914Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 1915Battle of Festubert, 1915Battle of Loos, 1915Actions of the Bluff, 1916, 1916Hohenzollern Redoubt, 1916Battle of the Boar's Head, 1916Leipzig salient, 1916Capture of La Boisselle, 1916Capture of Ovillers, 1916Battle of Pozières, 1916Battle of Guillemont, 1916Capture of Martinpuich, 1916Capture of Combles, 1916Battle of the Ancre Heights, 1916Battle of the Ancre, 1916Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917, 1917Operations on the Ancre, January – March 1917, 1917Battle of Arras, 1917Nivelle Offensive, 1917Operation Hush, 1917Battle of Messines, 1917Third Battle of Ypres, 1917Capture of Westhoek, 1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917, 1917Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, 1917Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917Battle of Broodseinde, 1917First Battle of Passchendaele, 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917, 1917Attack on the Polderhoek Spur, 1917Operation Michael, 1918Battle of the Lys, 1918Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 191819141918
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMons, BelgiumSee Analysis section
22 December 1914Battle of GivenchyNeuve-Chapelle, France84 km WInconclusive
10 March 1915Battle of Neuve ChapelleNeuve-Chapelle, France6 km NSee Analysis section
27 May 1915Battle of FestubertFestubert, France5 km SWGerman victory
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-Gohelle, France10 km SEGerman victory
1916Actions of the Bluff, 1916Belgium41 km NBritish victory
2 March 1916Hohenzollern RedoubtLoos-en-Gohelle, France41 km SBritish victory
30 June 1916Battle of the Boar's HeadArtois, France13 km NSee Aftermath section
July 1916Leipzig salientPicardy, France62 km SBritish victory
6 July 1916Capture of La BoissellePicardy, France1 km EBritish victory
16 July 1916Capture of OvillersPicardy, France2 km NBritish victory
3 September 1916Battle of PozièresPozières, France7 km EAllied victory
3 September 1916Battle of GuillemontGuillemont, France2 km EBritish victory
15 September 1916Capture of MartinpuichPicardy, France19 km NWBritish victory
26 September 1916Capture of ComblesPicardy, France21 km SEBritish–French victory
1 October 1916Battle of the Ancre HeightsAncre, France30 km WBritish victory
13 November 1916Battle of the AncreAncre, France24 km NEBritish victory
1917Operations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917West Flanders, Belgium106 km NGerman victory
1917Operations on the Ancre, January – March 1917France106 km SBritish victory
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArras, France25 km NSee Analysis
1917Nivelle OffensiveFrance102 km SEIndecisive
1917Operation HushNieuwpoort, Belgium187 km NCancelled
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest Flanders, Belgium38 km SBritish victory
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres Salient, Belgium17 km NESee Analysis section
10 August 1917Capture of WesthoekWest Flanders, Belgium7 km SWGerman victory
1917Action of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917West Flanders, Belgium18 km NBritish victory
20 September 1917Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgium11 km SBritish victory
3 October 1917Battle of Polygon WoodPolygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium6 km SBritish victory
4 October 1917Battle of BroodseindeZonnebeke, Belgium7 km WBritish victory
12 October 1917First Battle of PasschendaelePassendale, Belgium10 km NEGerman victory
2 December 1917Night action of 1/2 December 1917Belgium0 km NEGerman victory
3 December 1917Attack on the Polderhoek SpurBelgium8 km SGerman victory
21 March 1918Operation MichaelHauts-de-France, France111 km SSee Aftermath section
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpres, Belgium99 km NSee Analysis
25 April 1918Second Battle of Villers-BretonneuxVillers-Bretonneux, France97 km SAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Elliott & Fry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.