Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Kinghorn

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 03:28, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Battle of Kinghorn

  • ... that after losing the Battle of Kinghorn in 1332 the Earl of Fife was "full of shame" at being defeated by such a small force? Source: DeVries, Kelly (1998) [1996]. Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century: Discipline, Tactics, and Technology. Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, NY: Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-0851155715, p. 117.
  • Reviewed: Sylvia Pengilly
  • Comment: Suggestions for alternative blurbs are welcome.

5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 13:10, 25 January 2021 (UTC).

  • Hi Gog the Mild, another excellent article. Review follows: article 5x expanded from 24 January; article is extremely well written and cited inline throughout to excellent sources; I don't have access to the offline sources but more than happy to AGF on any copyright violation; hook is very interesting, mentioned in the article and cited; perhaps we should put "reportedly" in there (but happy either way)? a QPQ has been carried out. All good here - Dumelow (talk) 14:22, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Thanks Dumelow, high praise. I am indifferent re "reportedly", but it seems to me that everything in Wikipedia is "reportedly", and can be taken as inferred. A more experienced editor than me once told me off for using it, saying that its only function was to subtly cast doubt on what was "reported" and that is PoVing. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:41, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm happy with that. The detail on who reported it is in the article anyway for those who want to click through to find out more - Dumelow (talk) 14:48, 25 January 2021 (UTC)