Facts about Douglas Haig

Occup.	Soldier
From	United Kingdom
Born	June 19, 1861
Died	January 28, 1928
Aged	66 years

Summary

Douglas Haig was a famous Soldier from United Kingdom, who lived between June 19, 1861 and January 28, 1928. He/she became 66 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac gemini, who is known for Communication, Indecision, Inquisitive, Intelligent, Changeable. Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Douglas.

5 Famous quotes by Douglas Haig

"The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory"

Douglas Haig

"Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side"

Douglas Haig

"So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable"

Douglas Haig

"Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender"

Douglas Haig

"Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost"

Douglas Haig