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General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (/ ɡ ɒ f / GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War.
General Hubert Gough was a cavalry officer based mainly in the Ypres Salient during World War One. Hubert Gough believed in different tactics to Herbert Plumer, the commander of forces in Ypres.
Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough was a World War I commander of the British 5th Army, which bore the brunt of the great German offensive in March 1918. He joined the 16th Lancers in 1889 and served in the Tirah Expedition in India (1897) and in the South African War (1899–1902).
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General Sir Douglas Haig chose Hubert Gough to command the main offensive at Ypres. Gough set out ambitious objectives, seeking to strike deep into German defences. This approach proved costly and ineffective. After weeks of stagnation, Gough was replaced by Plumer.
31 de mar. de 2015 · General Hubert Gough was one of Field Marshal Haig’s favoured generals during World War One. Gough saw out most of World War One within the Ypres Salien.
General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO ( / ɡɒf / GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and the ...
Haig brought in Sir Hubert Gough and his Fifth Army to spearhead the northern operation—the second phase—of his plan, which was to capture the high ground east of Ypres, including the dominating Passchendaele Ridge, and shatter the German position in Flanders.
