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I forgot to add in the first edit summary that I had added the British prescence (they were blockading the port), in the info box, although I have not included their strength which presumably was fairly substantial as it had an Admiral, (Collingwood), to command it. But it is not mentioned in the article.
The other point I would like to make is the vintage of some the prose, such as: "to quiet the multitude", (in the 'Background' section, para 2) and "His Majesty's Foreign Secretary", (in the 'Aftermath' section). There are others in my rather long-winded edit summary from earlier today. Initially, I couldn't figure out the rather strange choice of words, but when I took a closer look at the references, the penny dropped. None of them were more recent than 1912. So I wonder, have entire paragraphs been copied and pasted here?
RASAM ( talk) 13:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
The British force under Collingwood should stay in the infobox indefinitely as they were blockading the port of Cadiz since Trafalgar in 1805. It's removal is totally unnecessary and pointless when there is proof that they were there. I have added sources to back this up. Without the British fleet outside the French would have easily escaped. Bruich ( talk) 01:04, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
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I forgot to add in the first edit summary that I had added the British prescence (they were blockading the port), in the info box, although I have not included their strength which presumably was fairly substantial as it had an Admiral, (Collingwood), to command it. But it is not mentioned in the article.
The other point I would like to make is the vintage of some the prose, such as: "to quiet the multitude", (in the 'Background' section, para 2) and "His Majesty's Foreign Secretary", (in the 'Aftermath' section). There are others in my rather long-winded edit summary from earlier today. Initially, I couldn't figure out the rather strange choice of words, but when I took a closer look at the references, the penny dropped. None of them were more recent than 1912. So I wonder, have entire paragraphs been copied and pasted here?
RASAM ( talk) 13:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
The British force under Collingwood should stay in the infobox indefinitely as they were blockading the port of Cadiz since Trafalgar in 1805. It's removal is totally unnecessary and pointless when there is proof that they were there. I have added sources to back this up. Without the British fleet outside the French would have easily escaped. Bruich ( talk) 01:04, 14 August 2010 (UTC)