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Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917

Field Marshal Douglas Haig toby jug designed by Francis Carruthers Gould and produced by A. J. Wilkinson of Burslem, England, in a 1917 limited edition of 350. Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (1861-1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. His military career included service in the War Office, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Territorial Force in 1908. In January 1917 he was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal, subsequently leading the BEF during the final Hundred Days Offensive. This campaign, in combination with the Kiel and Wilhelmshaven mutinies, the proclamation of a republic on November 9, 1918 and civil unrest across Germany, led to the armistice of November 11, 1918. It is considered by some historians to be one of the greatest victories ever achieved by a British-led army. He gained a favorable reputation during the immediate post-war years, with his funeral a day of national mourning. An airplane propeller forms the handle of the jug.

Maker:

A. J. Wilkinson

England

1917

Model #:

World War I Allied Leaders Collection

toby jug

Size:

large

Height:

10"

Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
Field Marshal Douglas Haig - A. J. Wilkinson 1917
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