Talk:Battle of Rakkestad

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Did you know... that the Battle of Rakkestad, part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814, was won by Sweden thanks to an all-out bayonet charge?

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Is Trønborg really Trømborg? --evrik ^(talk) 19:17, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed; Björlin, Gustaf (1893). Kriget i Norge 1814 – efter samtidas vittnesbörd framställdt, p 212. Thank you! Imonoz (talk) 22:58, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 03:53, 1 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Swedish cavalry at Rakkestad

... that the Battle of Rakkestad, part of the Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814, was won by Sweden thanks to an all-out bayonet charge? Görlin (1820), p. 77

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zotique Lespérance
Comment: This is an AGF nomination, as all of the sources are offline and I don't speak either participant nation's language.

Created by Imonoz (talk). Nominated by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) at 03:08, 28 May 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, QPQ done, passes earwig test. AGF on sources. --evrik ^(talk) 19:38, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Consider holding this for 6 August, the anniversary of the battle, since it's only two months away. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 03:34, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Well, since the review was on July 4, it's only 4 weeks away. Moving to special occasions. Yoninah (talk) 21:39, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]