Talk:Guards of Honour (France)
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Cwmhiraeth in topic Did you know nomination
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Did you know nomination edit
- 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 Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:49, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
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A member of the Guards of Honour
- ... that some members of Napoleon I's Guards of Honour considered themselves to be hostages of the emperor? "kept as hostages to ensure the continuing loyalty of those families who played a large part in the organisation and administration of the Empire" and "considered themselves more hostages than real soldiers" from: Pawly, Ronald; Courcelle, Patrice (2012). Napoleon's Guards of Honour: 1813–14. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-559-8.
- ALT1:... that in 1813 Napoleon I recruited noblemen to form his Guards of Honour? "Recruited from the leading social classes" from: Pawly, Ronald; Courcelle, Patrice (2012). Napoleon's Guards of Honour: 1813–14. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-559-8.
- ALT2:... that noblemen who enlisted in Napoleon I's Guards of Honour were able to bring servants to carry out menial duties?"accompanied by servants to take care of such unpleasant chores as stable duty" from: Pawly, Ronald; Courcelle, Patrice (2012). Napoleon's Guards of Honour: 1813–14. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-559-8.
- ALT3:... that men who enlisted in Napoleon I's Guards of Honour were promised officers commissions after one years service?"these men were promised commissions as officers after a year's service in the ranks" from: Pawly, Ronald; Courcelle, Patrice (2012). Napoleon's Guards of Honour: 1813–14. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-559-8.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 14:46, 22 January 2021 (UTC).
Looks GTG to me. In terms of the article, it is new enough (created 2 days before nom), long enough (8,000+ chars), and content is within policy (neutral, well sourced, no apparent CLOP issues). In terms of the hook, it is short enough, supported by reliable and verifiable refs, and interesting enough (personally I find the first/main one most interesting, and would recommend it above the ALTs provided). In terms of the image, it is representative, used in the article and has no licensing issues. In terms of the nom, QPQ has been covered. This seems like a solid DYK candidate to me. Happy to recommend promotion to next phase. Guliolopez (talk) 15:26, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
