Talk:Action of 13 May 1779

GA Review

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 22:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

I will review this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 22:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Comments as follows:

Lead

• between a French and a British squadron of frigates.: is a French unit size missing here, since I read the squadron as referring to the British? If not, then suggest "between French and British squadrons of frigates."

• Done

• under Captain Sir James Wallace and Captain John Gidoin: the order here suggests Wallace was senior to Gidoin, but article body suggests Gidoin was the senior officer

• Switched (he was 3 years senior)

• Danae would go on to be bought into the : suggest "Danae would go on to be bought into service with the"

• Done

• link cutter, gabarre

• Done cutter, as far as I can see there is no article or useful link for gabarre

Background

• Suggest adding mention of Jersey being the largest of the Channel Islands and a British possession or under the control of the British

• Done

• Arbuthnot departed Jersey on 6 May: no antecedence for Arbuthnot arriving at Jersey; or is Guernsey meant?

• Reworded

• link Boule Bay

• Done

• The infobox states this engagement was part of the American Revolutionary War; I'm struggling to see the connection unless it is because of Arbuthnot 's escorting a convoy to North America

• Changed to Anglo-French war

Action in Cancale Bay

• shouldn't "Chausey islands" be capitalised like Channel Islands? If not an official perhaps word as the "Chausey group of islands" or similar?

• Done

• link gabarre. I also note that the term is italicised here but not in lead

• See previous comment; as far as I am aware there is no suitable link for this

• link brig, sloop

• Done

• came in sight of the French, the French set sail: suggest "came in sight of the French, they set sail"

• Done

• forcing the French crews to leave their ships: the previous paragraph says the French vessels had already been abandoned?

• Reworded

• The French commander de Kergariou Coatles is not identified in name anywhere in the main text (is in infobox and OoB)

• Added

Aftermath

• Lieutenant John Wallace: no relation to James?

• Sources don't say. It's possible he was; not unusual for captains to employ family members or relatives of friends. John Wallace drowned in service two years later, so there's not much literature about him.

Sources

• Look fine, albeit some dated. No spotchecks done given history of nominator
• I think that the year range in the Laughton ref should have an endash not a hyphen

• That's a copy from the source

• Title case for the Roche ref

• Done

Other stuff

• Image tags OK
• No dupelinks
• Earwig tool shows copyvio unlikely

That's my initial review done. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 05:31, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@Zawed: Hi, thanks for taking a look. Have responded above. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Looks all good to me. Passing as GA as I consider that this article meets the necessary criteria. Zawed (talk) 09:26, 5 January 2024 (UTC)