The article was promoted by Raul654 04:11, 19 February 2009 [1].
An article about one of those "Boy's Own" style officers that Britain produced in great numbers during the nineteenth century. Maxwell was shipwrecked three times, captured by the French twice and once marooned on a desert island and attacked by angry "natives". He fought at the Siege of Toulon aged 18, destroyed a French armaments convoy in 1811, met (and was enthusuastically greeted by) Napoleon in 1818 and received the worst wound of his career - from which he never fully recovered - during a political debate in Covent Garden. In his spare time he was the first Briton to make "official" contact with Korea, captured Surinam from the Dutch, observed the Peruvian War of Independence and waged a brief one man war against China. He died (presumably from exhaustion) in 1831 whilst on his way to be a colonial governor in Canada. The article has passed GA and had a Military History Project peer review. Special thanks to User:Rama for filling redlinks and User: EyeSerene for his copyedit. All comments appreciated. Jackyd101 ( talk) 23:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Query Hi, this one looks like fun, but was that Captain Samuel Hood Linzee or Captain Samuel Hood?
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Image review: all images are in the public domain with verifable information. Jappalang ( talk) 03:21, 2 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Comments - sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. (I took the liberty of fixing your web sources to properly reflect the fact that they are originally published works from dead trees) Ealdgyth - Talk 17:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support (as copyeditor). I believe everything is in order, though of course am happy to help to address any concerns. EyeSerene talk 10:24, 7 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support Comments - great article, just a few points that need to be addressed before I can support.
Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 06:45, 11 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support Comment - well structured/sourced, prose is excellent, supporting materials look fine. I just have a few minor points:
The article was promoted by Raul654 04:11, 19 February 2009 [1].
An article about one of those "Boy's Own" style officers that Britain produced in great numbers during the nineteenth century. Maxwell was shipwrecked three times, captured by the French twice and once marooned on a desert island and attacked by angry "natives". He fought at the Siege of Toulon aged 18, destroyed a French armaments convoy in 1811, met (and was enthusuastically greeted by) Napoleon in 1818 and received the worst wound of his career - from which he never fully recovered - during a political debate in Covent Garden. In his spare time he was the first Briton to make "official" contact with Korea, captured Surinam from the Dutch, observed the Peruvian War of Independence and waged a brief one man war against China. He died (presumably from exhaustion) in 1831 whilst on his way to be a colonial governor in Canada. The article has passed GA and had a Military History Project peer review. Special thanks to User:Rama for filling redlinks and User: EyeSerene for his copyedit. All comments appreciated. Jackyd101 ( talk) 23:04, 1 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Query Hi, this one looks like fun, but was that Captain Samuel Hood Linzee or Captain Samuel Hood?
Were
Spiel
Chequers 23:29, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
reply
Image review: all images are in the public domain with verifable information. Jappalang ( talk) 03:21, 2 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Comments - sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. (I took the liberty of fixing your web sources to properly reflect the fact that they are originally published works from dead trees) Ealdgyth - Talk 17:10, 2 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support (as copyeditor). I believe everything is in order, though of course am happy to help to address any concerns. EyeSerene talk 10:24, 7 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support Comments - great article, just a few points that need to be addressed before I can support.
Cheers, Abraham, B.S. ( talk) 06:45, 11 February 2009 (UTC) reply
Support Comment - well structured/sourced, prose is excellent, supporting materials look fine. I just have a few minor points: