Template:Did you know nominations/Lancaster's chevauchée of 1346

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:46, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Lancaster's chevauchée of 1346[edit]

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~~... that after failing to contain an English offensive in south-west France the French commander resigned within three months of his appointment?~~ Source: Sumption, Jonathan (1990). Trial by Battle. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571200955 p. 541

Reviewed: Peter Bielik
Comment: Other suggestions for hooks are welcome.

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 20:59, 21 December 2018 (UTC).

GA, well-written & referenced, hook checks out to book source, qpq done, & Earwig only finds book titles et5c. GTG. Hook is a little flat for this dramatic episode; one might try summing the thing up succinctly. Johnbod (talk) 18:04, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

ALT1 . . . an English army brutally sacked the French town of Poitiers in 1346?

@Johnbod: Is ALT1 any better? Gog the Mild (talk) 22:58, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

A bit yes. What about "an English army plundered its way across south-west France for x weeks and y miles without a French army reaching/catching/stopping [there must be a better word] them? Johnbod (talk) 23:46, 23 December 2018 (UTC)

ALT2 . . . an English army plundered its way for 350 miles (560 km) across south-west France, without meeting effective resistance?

@Johnbod: Nice. ALT2? Gog the Mild (talk) 00:03, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

, agf confirm also to ALT1 and ALT2 - I think ALT2 is best, but then it's my suggestion. One might add the date if there's room. Johnbod (talk) 14:32, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

ALT3 . . . in 1346 an English army plundered its way for 350 miles (560 km) across south-west France, without meeting effective resistance?

Done. Gog the Mild (talk) 03:46, 25 December 2018 (UTC)