[World War I
Douglas Hague
(August 31, 1918)
Field Marshal Douglas Haig reviewing Canadian troops, Drocourt-Queant, France, 31 August 1918. Two days later the Canadians attacked and broke through the German defences of the Drocourt-Queant Line. Haig (1861-1928) served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from December 1915 until the end of the war.