Template:Did you know nominations/Canton Coolie Corps

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 19:34, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Canton Coolie Corps

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... that recruitment to the British Canton Coolie Corps suffered because of false rumours that the men would be used as human shields in the Second Opium War? Source: "Desertion was the first problem facing the Canton Coolie Corps .... Rumours circulated among the coolies that the British were recruiting them as 'human shields' for the British soldiers" from: Kwong, Chi Man (10 February 2022). Hong Kongers in the British Armed Forces, 1860-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-19-284574-0.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tony DeLuca (politician)

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:47, 17 October 2022 (UTC).

New enough. Long enough. All paragraphs and the interesting hook well-cited. QPQ done. Earwig found no issues. An enjoyable read. NPOV maintained. I have added "(pigtails)" to "having their queues cut off", as by the time the reader gets to the second mention of queues they may have forgotten what they are - at least I did. Edwardx (talk) 21:20, 17 October 2022 (UTC)