Template:Did you know nominations/Landis's Battery

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The result was: promoted by Coffeeandcrumbs (talk) 09:26, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Landis's Missouri Battery

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... ~~that Landis's Battery ceased to exist in 1863 after being combined with two other units?~~ Source 10 in text, McGhee 2008
- ALT1:... that Landis's Battery came under enemy fire at the Battle of Iuka, but did not fire its cannons? Source 3 in text, McGhee 2008
  - ALT2 ... that the fire of Landis's Missouri Battery helped clear the way for an infantry charge at the Second Battle of Corinth? Source 6 in the text, Cozzens 1997
    - ALT3 ... that at the Battle of Champion Hill, Landis's Missouri Battery intentionally fired at men of its own army? Source 11 in the text, Tucker 1993

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leslie Shepherd (physicist)
Comment: I can try to come up with alternate hooks if it is deemed these aren't interesting enough, but this topic kinda plumbs the depths of obscurity.

Created by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 02:31, 21 May 2020 (UTC).

@Hog Farm:, I would work on the hooks. They don't do the article justice. --evrik ^(talk) 03:44, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

@Evrik: - Is ALT2 an improvement? Hog Farm (talk) 16:58, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

--evrik ^(talk) 03:39, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
- Note - I've written a new hook, and the article has been moved to a new title — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hog Farm (talk • contribs) 02:31, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

GA Article. New enough at time of nomination. Passes earwig. QPQ done. AGF on sourcing. --evrik ^(talk) 06:40, 17 June 2020 (UTC)