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A fact from 130th Regiment of Foot appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 July 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 130th Regiment of Foot, raised by George Pigot in 1794, was disbanded just two years later after suffering heavy losses due to tropical disease?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 15:09, 3 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that George Pigot's 130th Regiment of Foot, raised in 1794, was disbanded just two years later after suffering heavy losses due to tropical disease? "130th (Loyal Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, raised in Wolverhampton in 1794" from: The Bulletin. Military Historical Society. 1972. p. 19. "it was nearly destroyed by tropical disease in the West Indies late in 1795" from: Wood, Stephen (2010). "Lieutenant-general Sir Robert Pigot, Baronet, by Francis Cotes RA, c. 1765". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 88 (354): 127. ISSN 0037-9700. "130th Foot - disbanded 1796" from:Messenger, Charles (1994-03-16). For Love of Regiment: A History of British Infantry, Volume 2, 1915-1994. Pen and Sword. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-78383-507-2.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/James H. Stratton, Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas J. Bray

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:01, 30 June 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article has been expanded 5x so is both new and long enough. Cited hook is referenced. Article appears to be within policy. Submitter just needs to carry out their QPQ before it can be ticked off. ISD (talk) 11:48, 30 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ISD, it looks like you only reviewed one article. Did you review both nominated articles (130th Regiment of Foot and Sir George Pigot, 3rd Baronet) or just one of them? (Dumelow, it does kinda appear to be one long link instead of two; I'd recommend rewording a bit to separate them, but if you're happy with it as is, that's fine.) MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 01:11, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Forgive me for the omission. The George Pigot article to me also seems to fit all the critera. It is a new article rather than a 5x expanded one, but it still fits all the other requirements. Just need the second QPQ. ISD (talk) 05:34, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ISD and Mandarax, second QPQ now completed. I see what you mean about the closeness of the links. How's the ALT below? - Dumelow (talk) 06:57, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that the 130th Regiment of Foot, raised by George Pigot in 1794, was disbanded just two years later after suffering heavy losses due to tropical disease?

Yes that all appears fine. I prefer the ALT1 hook too. ISD (talk) 10:10, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]