Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 8/3/19
Title
Letter from French General Robert Nivelle to Robertson, 14 Mar 1917, about British-French cooperation
Date(s)
- 1917 Mar 14 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
7pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from French Gen Robert Georges Nivelle, Commander in Chief French Armies on the Western Front, agreeing with Robertson that close collaboration between the British and French armies is necessary in order to effect victory over Germany, but pointing out that recent events have shown the British Government and FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, to be unwilling to cooperate in mutual operations. 7pp.