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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk15:14, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Russell in 1874
Russell in 1874
  • ... that during the 29 March 1879 Battle of Kambula John Cecil Russell (pictured) was saved from the Zulu by his subordinate, Edward Stevenson Browne, who received the Victoria Cross for his efforts? Source: "Lieutenant Browne of the 24th Regiment went to Russell's aid; all had a miraculous escape and reached the camp ... Browne was later awarded the Victoria Cross, the only VC of the day" from page 283 of: Greaves, Adrian (2005). Crossing the Buffalo: The Zulu War of 1879. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-3043-6725-2.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:50, 10 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/John Cecil Russell; 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
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - Just an issue
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Dumelow: Good article. Though just a concern, but these hooks don't really focus on Russell that much. Alt1 is alright but alt0 and alt2 seem like they focus more on Browne than Russell. Maybe i'm reaching too far but I wonder if it's a problem. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:00, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Onegreatjoke, I had thought the incident with Browne the most interesting aspect but I guess perhaps they focus too much on him. Here are some more Russell-focussed hooks:

Let me know if these are any good - Dumelow (talk) 09:13, 12 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Much better. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:34, 13 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]


John Cecil Russell

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According o my information - The Ashanti Ring by Leigh Maxwell published 1985 It was Sir Baker Creed Russel who was the member of Wolseley's Ashanti Ring not JC although he served under Wolseley Coomass mike (talk) 11:40, 28 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]