Talk:Battle of Blandford

Correct name?

The other references I've found call this the Battle of Blandford, named for a town next to Petersburg then (now part of Petersburg.--Parkwells (talk) 03:11, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Blandford is the correct spelling, but I'm not sure that the article should be called that. Blandford was the spot of the first line of defense of Petersburg. But the fighting continued in Petersburg and beyond. Burntdog (talk) 15:10, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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Reviewer: Ironholds (talk) 16:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

• "The Battle of Blandford (or Blanford), also called the Battle of Petersburg, a battle of the American War of Independence, took place near Petersburg, Virginia on 25 April 1781" - "The Battle of Blandford (or Blanford), also called the Battle of Petersburg, was a battle of the American War of Independence that took place near Petersburg, Virginia on 25 April 1781"
• "about" - not a good word. "approximately" maybe?
• "In a spirited battle, the outnumbered militia provided remarkably stiff resistance" - mind explaining what references give this as spirited and remarkably stiff, or is it just POV original research?
• "Cornwallis' request" - "Cornwallis's request"; it's singular possessive, not plural possessive.
• "before then, and then to" - "before then, and to".
• "to take him on" - unencyclopaedic. "to defeat him" or "to challenge him". Ironholds (talk) 16:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I've made edits to address some of these. Two points:

• I've used "about" (as a qualifier of numerical values) without objection many times, including in articles that passed FAC; I don't think it's ever been called out as an inappropriate or unencyclopedit usage. If this is a case of WP:ENGVAR (which I'd like more info on if you think it is) I can change these usages.
• I've removed "spirited" as a descriptor; I could probably justify it, but I don't have access to all the necessary sources right now. I note that the phrase "stiffer resistance" already appears in the article; I have provided a specific citation there.

Thanks for your feedback. Magic♪piano 01:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Cool beans; give me a poke when the ones you haven't already addressed/commented on have been dealt with, and I'll take another look at the article. Ironholds (talk) 01:28, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

I think I've made all the needed changes; let me know if there's anything else. Magic♪piano 13:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

• Much better; passing now. Congratulations! Ironholds (talk) 14:14, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

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