Talk:Siege of Landau (1704)

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A fact from Siege of Landau (1704) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 August 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the commander of the French garrison at the 1704 siege of Landau was blinded by an Allied artillery bombardment?

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

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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.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

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