User:Gwinva/DYK

... that the British Army Gold Cross awarded to field and general officers during the Peninsular War inspired the design of the Victoria Cross? featured 15 August 2009
... that New Zealand moved 30 centimetres (12 in) closer to Australia during a recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake? featured 12:05 pm, 24 July 2009; not started by me, but some of my work, and my nomination

... that from the 1860s, the New Zealand government established a network of castaway depots (example pictured) on their sub-antarctic islands for the use of shipwreck survivors? featured '03:01, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
... that in his memoirs of the Battle of Waterloo, William Leeke claimed that the 52nd Light Infantry singlehandedly defeated 10,000 of Napoleon's Imperial Guard? featured 13 September 2008
... that 16th-century noblewoman Marguerite de La Rocque was marooned on an island in the Gulf of St Lawrence by her relative, the privateer de Roberval, as punishment for an affair? featured 3 September, 2008
... that a yett is a latticed iron gate used in place of a portcullis in many Scottish castles and tower houses? featured 11 August, 2008
... that velology is the study of vehicle tax discs? featured 1 July, 2008
... that the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars increased in size from 40,000 regular troops to over 250,000? featured 9 June, 2008
... that the first regular British light infantry regiment, the 52nd Regiment of Foot, awarded the title "Valiant Stormer" to those who survived the Forlorn Hopes at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz? featured 26 May, 2008
...that pig fat, cannabis oil, fish, scorpions and hot sand were used in various offensive weapons in ancient and medieval warfare? featured 1 March, 2008
...that the pot-de-fer (pictured) was the first metal cannon? featured 29 February, 2008 (not mine, but I added enough to get some of the credit!)
...that Sergeant James Graham was declared the "bravest man at Waterloo" for closing the North Gate at Hougoumont, an act which Wellington claimed saved the battle? featured 18 February, 2008

...that William the Conqueror's transport of over 2000 horses across the English Channel during the Norman invasion of England is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry (pictured)? featured 16 march, 2007

The above articles, which I created or significantly expanded, have all featured on the main page Did you know? section. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.