Consequently Haig was appointed the new Commander in Chief of the BEF on 10 December 1915, a position he took up nine days later, French returning to Britain as Commander of the British Home Forces.

• 随后黑格于1915年11月10日担任英国远征军的新司令。9天后弗伦奇回到英国担任英国本土部队总司令。