Douglas was now in full charge of the attack, but it took him very slowly to plan it which irritated Joffre since the French needed relief from the Germans as soon as possible. Joffre's original purpose of that battle was to drain the German's forces of reserves and to obtain territorial gain. Haig believed that he could successfully invade the German lines, but he had a very under-equipped and unprepared army.
Haig's plan was to attack with an artillery barrage and he expected that it would destroy all the front German defences, and allow them to go across No Man's Land and posses Germany's front lines from the wounded German troops.
*Artillery barrage: A heavy firing of mounted guns and cannons, intended to slow enemy action or allow troops to advance with fewer casualties.
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