Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Ronas Voe

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:03, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Battle of Ronas Voe[edit]

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The Hollanders' Graves

... that the Dutch East India ship the Wapen van Rotterdam was captured in Ronas Voe, Shetland by three English men-of-war in February 1674 in the Battle of Ronas Voe? Source: "It was there that, in 1674, the Dutch East India ship was captured by three English men of-war....." [1]
- ALT1:... that the Hollanders' Graves in Ronas Voe, Shetland mark the site where an unknown number of crew of the Wapen van Rotterdam were killed in the Battle of Ronas Voe? Source: "A mass burial took place near Heylor in 1674, when an unknown number of the crew of the Wapen van Rotterdam, a 1,000 ton ship with 60 guns belonging to the Dutch East India Company, were killed in action during the Third Anglo-Dutch war." [2]

Comment: The image listed may only be relevant with the ALT1 hook.

Created by Griceylipper (talk). Self-nominated at 04:01, 12 March 2019 (UTC).

New enough (when nominated), long enough. Hook is supported by source, which looks good. No copyvios. QPQ not needed. The wording of ALT1 is too close to the source, so it's not approved. Guettarda (talk) 21:54, 22 March 2019 (UTC)