Talk:Battle of Blandford/GA1

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Reviewer: Ironholds (talk) 16:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

• "The Battle of Blandford (or Blanford), also called the Battle of Petersburg, a battle of the American War of Independence, took place near Petersburg, Virginia on 25 April 1781" - "The Battle of Blandford (or Blanford), also called the Battle of Petersburg, was a battle of the American War of Independence that took place near Petersburg, Virginia on 25 April 1781"
• "about" - not a good word. "approximately" maybe?
• "In a spirited battle, the outnumbered militia provided remarkably stiff resistance" - mind explaining what references give this as spirited and remarkably stiff, or is it just POV original research?
• "Cornwallis' request" - "Cornwallis's request"; it's singular possessive, not plural possessive.
• "before then, and then to" - "before then, and to".
• "to take him on" - unencyclopaedic. "to defeat him" or "to challenge him". Ironholds (talk) 16:02, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I've made edits to address some of these. Two points:

• I've used "about" (as a qualifier of numerical values) without objection many times, including in articles that passed FAC; I don't think it's ever been called out as an inappropriate or unencyclopedit usage. If this is a case of WP:ENGVAR (which I'd like more info on if you think it is) I can change these usages.
• I've removed "spirited" as a descriptor; I could probably justify it, but I don't have access to all the necessary sources right now. I note that the phrase "stiffer resistance" already appears in the article; I have provided a specific citation there.

Thanks for your feedback. Magic♪piano 01:25, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

Cool beans; give me a poke when the ones you haven't already addressed/commented on have been dealt with, and I'll take another look at the article. Ironholds (talk) 01:28, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

I think I've made all the needed changes; let me know if there's anything else. Magic♪piano 13:22, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

• Much better; passing now. Congratulations! Ironholds (talk) 14:14, 23 June 2010 (UTC)