Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/37
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 15 Jul 1917, about recent German success on the Western Front
Date(s)
- 1917 Jul 15 (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, explaining the reasons for the success of the recent German attack on the bridgehead over the River Yser at Nieuport, Belgium, namely superiority of artillery, and reassuring Robertson that the incident will not affect either the British Army's intended coastal operations or the main Western Front offensive at Ypres. 3pp.