Item ROBERTSON, WR 7/6/12 - Letter from General Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 9 Jan 1916, on subjects including morale, recruitment and spending on ammunition

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ROBERTSON, WR 7/6/12

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Letter from General Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 9 Jan 1916, on subjects including morale, recruitment and spending on ammunition

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  • 1916 Jan 9 (Creation)

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3pp

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Letter to Robertson from Gen Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, including a visit to 2 Army and the morale of the troops; the implementation of weekly meetings between Haig and the General Officers Commanding Armies; the inadequate supply of men provided by the drafts sent out from Britain; the need to reopen Cavalry recruitment; ammunition expenditure on the Western Front. 3pp.

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