Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Orange Walk

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:32, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Battle of Orange Walk[edit]

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... that at the start of the Battle of Orange Walk the British commanders ran almost naked from their bathtubs? "So sudden and unexpected was the attack, that Lieutenant Graham Smith and Staff- Assistant- Surgeon Edge, who were both at the time having their morning baths, barely had time to escape to the barracks" (Regimental history, page 306) "Lieutenant Smith and the doctor, Mr Edge, were "tubbing" in their own houses sixty yards from the stockade; but they dashed out the lieutenant in drawers and the surgeon naked" (The Spectator page 1318)

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 22:46, 28 February 2019 (UTC).

Article is new enough, long enough, neutral, and well referenced. Hook is hilarious and verified with supplied sources. No image, though I wish there was one to illustrate the hook :). No copyvio detected. Awaiting QPQ. -Zanhe (talk) 07:47, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Zanhe, thanks for your review. I have now carried out a QPQ at Template:Did you know nominations/Boarding net - Dumelow (talk) 11:04, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. Good to go. -Zanhe (talk) 19:57, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Dumelow: not a criticism (great work ob the article!) but could you please clarify to me what it means by 'almost'? Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 22:27, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Eddie891. Smith, who held command at the start of the battle was clothed in just his drawers (long underpants), Edge, who took over command after Smith was wounded, was entirely naked. If desired the hook could be amended to read "the British commander ran from his bath tub clothed in just his drawers", but I prefer the original I suggested above - Dumelow (talk) 23:09, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Another option could be "ran naked or half-naked". -Zanhe (talk) 23:17, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Dumelow, Ah! I mis-read the hook as "almost ran naked". My mistake. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:12, 2 March 2019 (UTC)

Dumelow: fix ping. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:12, 2 March 2019 (UTC)