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? Starter
Blackadder
Why does this newspaper think there might be
blood on the hands of generals in WWI like Haig?
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• Was this man really the Butcher of the Somme?

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The Battle of the Somme fact file

• 1 July 18 November 1916
• One of the most significant battles of the First
  World War
• Casualties, suffering and the human tragedy were
  
• Horrific!

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The Battle of the Somme fact file

• 60,000 British casualties on first day of battle
  alone
• 11 Cambridgeshire Battalion sent 750 over the
  top and 691 became casualties of war
• Most casualties were men in their late teens or
  early to mid twenties
• By end of battle a strip of land 25 km long and
  6km wide taken at the cost of

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The Battle of the Somme fact file

• 420,000 British casualties

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The Battle of the Somme fact file

• 200,000 French casualties

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The Battle of the Somme fact file

• 500,000 German casualties

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Was Haig really the butcher of the Somme?

• Why did so many men die?
• Could the enormous loss of life have been
  avoided?
• Does General Haig deserve the title of
• The Butcher of the Somme?

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? Your task

• Read the biography of Haig and highlight in blue
  all the events in his life which suggest he had
  all the qualities necessary to be a good leader
  or organiser.

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? Your task

• 2. Study source 1. What impression does this give
  of Haigs character? List some adjectives to
  describe him below.
• 3. Study source 3. Does this source provide a
  different view of Haigs character or confirm
  your original suspicions? Explain your answer.
• 4. Study sources 2,3,4,5 6. Write down 5 facts
  from the sources about the Battle of the Somme.
  Is there any evidence to suggest the Somme was
  successful?

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?Your task

• Recently there has been a campaign to have the
  statue of Field Marshall Haig in London removed
  and replaced by a statue of an ordinary soldier.
  Write a letter to the Mayor of London explaining
  what you think should be done. Include the
  following points
• A brief description of who Haig was
• Explain the key events of the most famous /
  infamous battle associated with him the Somme
• Use quotes from historians or contemporaries
  where appropriate
• Explain what should be done with the monument to
  Haig and why

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Statue of Haig by AF Hardman unveiled in
Whitehall in 1937
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? Your task

• Recently there has been a campaign to have the
  statue of Field Marshall Haig in London removed
  and replaced by a statue of an ordinary soldier.
  Write a letter to the Mayor of London explaining
  what you think should be done. Include the
  following points
• A brief description of who Haig was
• Explain the key events of the most famous /
  infamous battle associated with him the Somme
• Use quotes from historians or contemporaries
  where appropriate
• Explain what should be done with the monument to
  Haig and why

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