Hello, I present for your enjoyment an article about one of those doers of derring with which the British Empire seems to have been so crammed full (what we wouldn't give for one now). In his eventful life, Maxwell was a career naval officer who fought in two wars, commanded a sucessful frigate action, was shipwrecked three times, captured by the French twice and once marooned on a desert island. He even conducted his own private war with the Chinese Empire. He eventually died after being made governor of a Canadian island that he never visited from the effects of wounds recieved twelve years earlier when he was beaten up by political opponents in Convent Garden. To find out more please read on and then come back and tell me what needs improving in order to take a shot at FA. All comments welcome and many thanks in advance.-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 00:29, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
The article looks very good, overall. A few points that could use some work:
Keep up the great work! Kirill ( prof) 03:14, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
along the lines of: A British Army office in the 42nd Regiment of Foot the Black Watch or which became better known as the Black Watch.
In the origins section of that article, it says: "Martello towers were inspired by a round fortress, part of a larger Genovese defense system, at Mortella Point in Corsica" - Genoa is in Italy and the British towers were based on the original Italian defence system (known in English as Martello Towers). It is unlikely that the Italians knew them by that name, but English naval officers of the period would definately have used the term.-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 16:42, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
A good article and character who could have come out of any number of books about the navy of the period.
Jim Sweeney (
talk)
09:36, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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Hello, I present for your enjoyment an article about one of those doers of derring with which the British Empire seems to have been so crammed full (what we wouldn't give for one now). In his eventful life, Maxwell was a career naval officer who fought in two wars, commanded a sucessful frigate action, was shipwrecked three times, captured by the French twice and once marooned on a desert island. He even conducted his own private war with the Chinese Empire. He eventually died after being made governor of a Canadian island that he never visited from the effects of wounds recieved twelve years earlier when he was beaten up by political opponents in Convent Garden. To find out more please read on and then come back and tell me what needs improving in order to take a shot at FA. All comments welcome and many thanks in advance.-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 00:29, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
The article looks very good, overall. A few points that could use some work:
Keep up the great work! Kirill ( prof) 03:14, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
along the lines of: A British Army office in the 42nd Regiment of Foot the Black Watch or which became better known as the Black Watch.
In the origins section of that article, it says: "Martello towers were inspired by a round fortress, part of a larger Genovese defense system, at Mortella Point in Corsica" - Genoa is in Italy and the British towers were based on the original Italian defence system (known in English as Martello Towers). It is unlikely that the Italians knew them by that name, but English naval officers of the period would definately have used the term.-- Jackyd101 ( talk) 16:42, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
A good article and character who could have come out of any number of books about the navy of the period.
Jim Sweeney (
talk)
09:36, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Comments from Ealdgyth ( talk · contribs)