The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Twelfth Siege of Gibraltar ended in defeat for France and Spain, which lost 10,000 men while the English and
Dutch defenders lost only 400?
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I'm concerned because the role played by the Spanish followers of Archduke Charles in the siege is nearly ignored. Two contemporaneous writers, Narcís Feliu de la Penya and Francesc de Castellví i Obando, recorded that the troops which did most to repel the Bourbonic assault were not English, but the Spanish companies of Francisco de Sandoval (in fact, Prince George's bodyguard company) and Jaume Burguy (of Catalan miquelets)
12. --
Weymar Horren (
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2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline.
Referencing criteria met
2b.
reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
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"Philip V", "Prince George" etc should be wikilinked at the 1st instance of the name following the lead. Likewise the 1st instance should include their full names per
WP:SURNAME. I am aware that they are all mentioned in the lede, but the lede, tables and similar are exempt from SURNAME and OVERLINK policies as the lede is just a summary (per
WP:LEAD) - the lede should function as a useful text without the remainder of the article and vice versa.
Both "Habsburg" and "Hapsburg" spellings occur in the article. Only one should be used consistently.
Good point, I've fixed this.
Prioryman (
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The structure produced using the {{lang-es}} template seems awkward, especially since it contains a colon: ... known as Spanish: Muralla de San Bernardo (later Grand Battery). How about "... known as Muralla de San Bernardo in
Spanish, and later as Grand Battery." or something along those lines?
Looks like someone else added that, I certainly don't recall doing so. I've reworded it.
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
It seems to me that the term
curtain wall is used incorrectly. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect a different expression is needed instead in both of the instances of the "curtain wall".--
Tomobe03 (
talk) 17:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)reply
If you're referring to the Grand Battery, it does seem to have been described as a curtain wall. You can see from
this 1859 map I photographed last weekend that it's referred to as the "Grand Curtain" (apparently an interchangeable name). (Note that the linked
Grand Battery article is very incomplete. I intend to rectify that this weekend.)
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
In that case, I stand corrected, I guess.--
Tomobe03 (
talk) 09:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Are there any sources available on Fox's first name?
It was Edward - I've added this.
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
In The situation was precarious and was only worsened when a storm on 4–5 December damaged many of Leake's ships. the temporal clause should probably be moved to the end of the sentence.
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Dutch defenders lost only 400?
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I'm concerned because the role played by the Spanish followers of Archduke Charles in the siege is nearly ignored. Two contemporaneous writers, Narcís Feliu de la Penya and Francesc de Castellví i Obando, recorded that the troops which did most to repel the Bourbonic assault were not English, but the Spanish companies of Francisco de Sandoval (in fact, Prince George's bodyguard company) and Jaume Burguy (of Catalan miquelets)
12. --
Weymar Horren (
talk) 11:21, 30 April 2013 (UTC)reply
2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline.
Referencing criteria met
2b.
reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
Monamy-Battle-of-Malaga.jpg and Decorative scenes of the War of the Spanish Succession - Gibraltar, 1705.jpg have no United states PD licencse tags - please add as appropriate.
"Philip V", "Prince George" etc should be wikilinked at the 1st instance of the name following the lead. Likewise the 1st instance should include their full names per
WP:SURNAME. I am aware that they are all mentioned in the lede, but the lede, tables and similar are exempt from SURNAME and OVERLINK policies as the lede is just a summary (per
WP:LEAD) - the lede should function as a useful text without the remainder of the article and vice versa.
Both "Habsburg" and "Hapsburg" spellings occur in the article. Only one should be used consistently.
Good point, I've fixed this.
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
The structure produced using the {{lang-es}} template seems awkward, especially since it contains a colon: ... known as Spanish: Muralla de San Bernardo (later Grand Battery). How about "... known as Muralla de San Bernardo in
Spanish, and later as Grand Battery." or something along those lines?
Looks like someone else added that, I certainly don't recall doing so. I've reworded it.
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
It seems to me that the term
curtain wall is used incorrectly. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect a different expression is needed instead in both of the instances of the "curtain wall".--
Tomobe03 (
talk) 17:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)reply
If you're referring to the Grand Battery, it does seem to have been described as a curtain wall. You can see from
this 1859 map I photographed last weekend that it's referred to as the "Grand Curtain" (apparently an interchangeable name). (Note that the linked
Grand Battery article is very incomplete. I intend to rectify that this weekend.)
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
In that case, I stand corrected, I guess.--
Tomobe03 (
talk) 09:03, 16 May 2013 (UTC)reply
Are there any sources available on Fox's first name?
It was Edward - I've added this.
Prioryman (
talk) 22:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)reply
In The situation was precarious and was only worsened when a storm on 4–5 December damaged many of Leake's ships. the temporal clause should probably be moved to the end of the sentence.