Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/16
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 8 Apr 1917, on subjects including morale and the actions of the French government
Date(s)
- 1917 Apr 8 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on the morale of the British units on the eve of the Battle of Arras, opening phase of the Nivelle offensive on the Western Front; attempts by sections of the French Government to cancel the Nivelle offensive. 3pp.