Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Landau (1704)

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:38, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Siege of Landau (1704)

Map of the siege of Landau
Map of the siege of Landau
  • ... that the siege of Landau of 1704 began before the arrival of the siege train? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 2: "Prince Louis, the Margrave of Baden did not begin the siege with a full siege train".
    • ALT1: ... that the besiegers suffered over 10% casualties at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 4: "9,322 casualties ... represents ... in excess of 10 percent casualties".
    • ALT2: ... that the commander of the French garrison was blinded by an Allied artillery bombardment at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 20: "Laubanie himself was blinded in a bombardment".
    • ALT3: ... that the Army of the Holy Roman Empire was commanded by the King of the Romans at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 20: "The King of the Romans, Joseph I, ... was nominally in charge upon his arrival". For the nature of the Imperial Army, see the Wines cite.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arab Orthodox Movement
    • Comment: There is another similar image in the article. Either could be used. I think they're quite nice.

Created by Srnec (talk). Self-nominated at 01:17, 10 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Siege of Landau (1704); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Srnec: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:20, 10 July 2023 (UTC)