Haigs interperatation

Question 1

Haigs full name

Answer 1

Fiel Marshall General Douglas Haig-
an experience cavalry commander

Question 2

what was haig’s nickname?

Answer 2

Butcher of the somme

Question 3

when did he become the commander of the british army

Answer 3

1915 =1 year after war started

Question 4

why was he disliked so much and known as the butcher of the somme?

Answer 4

was responsible for massive losses in the battle of somme-1916
and Passchendaele-1917

Question 5

cavalry=

Answer 5

cavalry are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback

Question 6

what does the phrase-
lions led by donkeys mean?

Answer 6

Lions led by donkeys “ is a phrase popularly used to describe the British infantry of World War to condemn (disapprove) that brave ordinary men the lions were led to their deaths by upper class generals who had questionable tactics-the donkeys
lions=soldiers
donkeys=leaders/generals