How accurate is it to describe Field Marshall Haig as the Butcher of the Somme?

The Battle of the Somme begun on the morning of July 1st 1916 after a week of heavy shell fire. The battle was being directed by Field Marshall Haig in the Somme, in France during WW1 or the Great War.

The battle lasted from July 1st to November 18th and was on of the bloodiest battles of the war, it resulted in the more deaths than ever before for the smallest gain. The battle took place to pressure the Germans into withdrawing men from Verdun, where the French were taking heavy losses and were under great pressure from the German attack. Due to the shape of the trenches attacking at the Somme heading Southeast would not only help relieve pressure from Verdun but also cut off a large area that had been taken by the Germans.

Haig planned troops along the trenches from Beaumont Hamel (North) to Fricourt (South), a stretch of trenches 12 miles long to attack the Germans lines and to take all the high grounds and towns that the Germans held.

The attack started with an 8 day, 24hr...