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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 AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:38, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

Siege of Landau (1704)

Map of the siege of Landau
Map of the siege of Landau
  • ... that the siege of Landau of 1704 began before the arrival of the siege train? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 2: "Prince Louis, the Margrave of Baden did not begin the siege with a full siege train".
    • ALT1: ... that the besiegers suffered over 10% casualties at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 4: "9,322 casualties ... represents ... in excess of 10 percent casualties".
    • ALT2: ... that the commander of the French garrison was blinded by an Allied artillery bombardment at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 20: "Laubanie himself was blinded in a bombardment".
    • ALT3: ... that the Army of the Holy Roman Empire was commanded by the King of the Romans at the siege of Landau in 1704? Source: Clare, op. cit., p. 20: "The King of the Romans, Joseph I, ... was nominally in charge upon his arrival". For the nature of the Imperial Army, see the Wines cite.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arab Orthodox Movement
    • Comment: There is another similar image in the article. Either could be used. I think they're quite nice.

Created by Srnec (talk). Self-nominated at 01:17, 10 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Siege of Landau (1704); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Srnec: Good article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 15:20, 10 July 2023 (UTC)