Douglas Haig Quotes

Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.

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• Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.

  

  Douglas Haig
  • Good
  • Lost
  • Moral