GW103 - Field Marshall Lord Haig Training in pilum use was

Training in pilum use was a standard part of legionary drill

The soldier shown in this stance would most likely be a legionary armed with a pilum (heavy throwing spear) or a thrusting spear depending on period and role

guiding troop movements

General George S

North Africa

GW103 - Field Marshall Lord Haig Training in pilum use wasField Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig was a senior British Army officer best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front during the World War I. Military career Haig came from a professional military background and served in colonial campaigns before rising through the ranks of the British Army. By 1915, he became Commander in Chief of the BEF, placing him in overall charge of British forces in France and