 Complete the following phrase:  Haig was soon appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General September 1899 and then Assistant Adjutant General i.e. chief staff officer of Frenchs brigade-sized force as it was sent off to the Boer War. He took part in Frenchs first battle, Elandslaagte 18 October, near Ladysmith. French and Haig were ordered to leave 