Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/52
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 17 Sep 1917, about artillery ammunition on the Western Front
Date(s)
- 1917 Sep 17 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, notably on technological improvements to the artillery ammunition which will reduce damage to the surface of the ground during the Third Battle of Ypres on the Western Front; the effect of the weather on the progress of the offensive. 2pp.