Château de Beaurepaire explained

Château de Beaurepaire is a château on the D138 road between Montreuil and Campagne-les-Hesdin in the Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]

It housed the British Expeditionary Force's General Headquarters during World War I from April 1916 to April 1919, and was the command headquarters in this period of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.[2] [3]

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46.6672°N 5.3826°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.beaumerie-saint-martin.com/beaumerie-saint-martin.com/commune-beaumerie/histoire-beaumerie/beaumerie-premiere-guerre-mondiale/ Website of the commune of Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
  2. Book: Robertshaw, Andrew. General Sir Douglas Haig. Somme 1 July 1916: Tragedy and Triumph, p17. 30 May 2006. Osprey Publishing. 9781846030383.
  3. Web site: Monument au maréchal lord Douglas HAIG. MÉMOIRES DE PIERRE. fr.

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