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I am nominating this article for A-Class review because... it fills a gap in wikicoverage of the Cologne War (1583), and this was a particularly interesting siege in which the combatant entered the castle through the latrines. Auntieruth55 ( talk) 00:06, 10 February 2010 (UTC) reply
Anyway, that is it for me. Well done. — AustralianRupert ( talk) 23:24, 11 February 2010 (UTC) reply
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Def of :VORBURG, f., die der hauptburg vorausliegende befestigung, auch in älterer sprache stadttheil auszerhalb der mauer oder der eigentlichen stadt, vgl. das aus vorburg entstandene franz. faubourg. mhd. vorburc, vurburc, daneben vorbürge, vorburge, vorborge, n. mhd. wb. Found hier on the Uni trier site. This would be the Grimm definition. Auntieruth55 ( talk) 23:19, 14 February 2010 (UTC) reply
Comments Per that source just linked, I think we should mention the attackers' having a go at the latrines before the last stand in the chapel, rather than after. The way I read the sources, it took the attackers two days from the explosion to gain entry to all parts of the castle and kill all the defenders. The defenders made their last stand in the chapel, but this was only the last episode in the two days of fighting after the outer wall was breached. The defenders did not hold out two days in the chapel, and the latrines were not related to the attacks on the chapel, but part of the fighting prior to that, when the defenders still held the castle itself. That is my recollection from reading the sources; but extra eyes will be useful. -- JN 466 23:50, 12 February 2010 (UTC) reply
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I am nominating this article for A-Class review because... it fills a gap in wikicoverage of the Cologne War (1583), and this was a particularly interesting siege in which the combatant entered the castle through the latrines. Auntieruth55 ( talk) 00:06, 10 February 2010 (UTC) reply
Anyway, that is it for me. Well done. — AustralianRupert ( talk) 23:24, 11 February 2010 (UTC) reply
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Def of :VORBURG, f., die der hauptburg vorausliegende befestigung, auch in älterer sprache stadttheil auszerhalb der mauer oder der eigentlichen stadt, vgl. das aus vorburg entstandene franz. faubourg. mhd. vorburc, vurburc, daneben vorbürge, vorburge, vorborge, n. mhd. wb. Found hier on the Uni trier site. This would be the Grimm definition. Auntieruth55 ( talk) 23:19, 14 February 2010 (UTC) reply
Comments Per that source just linked, I think we should mention the attackers' having a go at the latrines before the last stand in the chapel, rather than after. The way I read the sources, it took the attackers two days from the explosion to gain entry to all parts of the castle and kill all the defenders. The defenders made their last stand in the chapel, but this was only the last episode in the two days of fighting after the outer wall was breached. The defenders did not hold out two days in the chapel, and the latrines were not related to the attacks on the chapel, but part of the fighting prior to that, when the defenders still held the castle itself. That is my recollection from reading the sources; but extra eyes will be useful. -- JN 466 23:50, 12 February 2010 (UTC) reply