Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/6/12
Title
Letter from General Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 9 Jan 1916, on subjects including morale, recruitment and spending on ammunition
Date(s)
- 1916 Jan 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
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.