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A Long and Illustrious History

Field Marshal Haig commanded British forces at which major WWI battle?

AThe Battle of Waterloo
BThe Battle of Trafalgar
CThe Battle of the Somme
DThe Battle of El Alamein

Explanation

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig commanded British forces at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The battle is remembered for its enormous casualties — over one million on both sides.

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