Talk:Silesian Wars/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Peacemaker67 (talk · contribs) 02:16, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

This article is in good shape. I have a few comments:

• in the lead, it mentions Protestant Germany, but not Catholic?

Er, well, Austria was and remained the preeminent Catholic German power, but that wasn't a result of these wars (that was the case both before and after); what changed was the rise of Prussia. Do you think it should be spelled out that Austria remained the leading Catholic power in Germany? -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Yes, I think if you are going to mention Protestant, mention Austria was Catholic. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:51, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• in the first para of Context and causes, they were not yet belligerents, perhaps "importance to both parties."?

How about "multiple parties", since what I'm trying to get at is that it, besides Austria and Prussia, Silesia was also geostrategically important to Saxony, Poland, Russia, et al.? -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

Sure. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:51, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• in First Silesian War suggest "and soon after formalized in the Treaty of Berlin" otherwise we have to click on the link to see when it was concluded

Done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• in Second Silesian War is there a good link for Dutch Republic?

Linked (and also in the corresponding article). -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• in Third Silesian War suggest "Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf on 30 August", "Battle of Domstadtl on 30 June", "Battle of Hochkirch on 14 October", "Battle of Torgau on 3 November" and "Treaty of Hubertusburg in February 1763"
• also suggest "Prussia's control of Saxony for thea time"

Hadn't quite gotten to duplicating these changes from the previous review, thanks for the reminder! -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• suggest "but by then the war had again shifted in Prussia's favor, and Russia did not resume hostilities" or similar

Good idea, done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• suggest "His debts to fortune, such as Russia's about-face after Elizabeth's death, and to"

Done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• suggest "were strenuously kept alivepromoted"

Done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• I think you can dispense with "her husband (Emperor Francis I) and son (Emperor Joseph II)," as this has been well-explained earlier

Fair enough, done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• suggest "a total realignment of Habsburg foreign policy through the "Diplomatic Revolution""

Done. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• there is a citation to Duffy (1974) but no corresponding Source, there is a script available that automatically identifies such harv errors, which I can talk you through if you like.

Why, so there is! Fixed. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• there is a bit of mixing of harv citations and full citations. Not necessary for GA, but I suggest you move the full citations for Horn, Black (1990) and Bled to the Sources and just use harv citations.

Done, with some back-porting to Third Silesian War. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

• File:After the Battle of Hohenfriedberg by Carl Rochling.jpg licensing isn't up to scratch

Fixed. -Bryanrutherford0 (talk) 14:58, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

That's all I have. Placing on hold for the above to be addressed. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:16, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

This article is well-written, verifiable using reliable sources, covers the subject well, is neutral and stable, contains no plagiarism, and is illustrated by appropriately licensed images with appropriate captions. Passing. This is a very nice body of work on the Silesian Wars, you might like to put up the four articles as a Good Topic. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:51, 21 April 2019 (UTC)