Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/22
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 26 Apr 1917, about operations on the Western Front and French General Robert Nivelle
Date(s)
- 1917 Apr 26 (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, regarding a meeting in Paris with Paul Painlevé, French War Minister, and Alexandre Ribot, French Foreign Minister, in which they discussed the definite continuation of the Nivelle offensive on the Western Front, the future of French Gen Robert Georges Nivelle, Commander in Chief, French Armies on the Western Front, and the likelihood of his replacement by French Gen Henri-Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain. 3pp.