Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/6/23
Title
Letter from General Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 17 Feb 1916, about the poor defence of 2 Army, Western Front
Date(s)
- 1916 Feb 17 (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, on his dissatisfaction with the defences of 2 Army, especially around St Eloi, Belgium, and the possibility that Gen Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, will have to be removed from his position as General Officer Commanding. 3pp.