Talk:Chandos Hoskyns (British Army officer)

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I feel he meets points 4 and 5 of the WP:SOLDIER guidance -

Played an important role in a significant military event such as a major battle or campaign; Siege of Calais or Commanded a substantial body of troops in combat The Rife Brigade 1st Battalion

Mightymonkey2018 (talk) 21:42, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The guidance at SOLDIER refers to an "important role", and commanding a battalion of 750 in a force of 4,000 in a fairly small battle (between a reinforced British brigade and a German division) does not get anywhere near meeting that bar. Hoskyns' commander, Brigadier Claude Nicholson, might qualify as having played an important part in the siege, but there is still the question of whether it was a "major" battle. The "substantial body of troops" criteria specifies a division or larger, not a battalion, a command two levels down from a division. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 22:57, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]