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Were generals in WW1 respected

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14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

No, at the time the powerful people respected him but troops did not as he was known as the 'butcher of the Somme' due to his lousy tactics that caused thousands to die.

At the time there many respected him as they did not know the truth and censorship meant they could not negatively judge him.

I'm taking A-level history, that's how i know

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