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Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814 edit

(Note:Page moved and title amended to reflect article move --Woody (talk) 21:46, 25 June 2008 (UTC))[reply]

Hi, looking for feedback on this article and people's opinion on whether it has the legs to make FA or not. This article is a first for me, because I have only found one book that covers this campaign systematically, most focusing on the more exciting events without the wider implications and events of the campaign. As a result, in some places the article has had to patched together from different sources, although I like to feel I've done quite a good job of doing so. I am especially interested in finding someone who knows the modern Croatian names of many of the places mentioned. At the time they were Italian controlled and so the names in my sources (and in the article) are correspondingly in Italian. I've tracks down many to their modern Croatian name and linked them but there are still a number I am unsure of. Any other comments are more than welcome. Regards.--Jackyd101 (talk) 13:48, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kirill Lokshin edit

An excellent article, overall; I think it can easily make FA. A few points that might be considered, though:

The title seems awkward to me; I'd suggest one of Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814, Adriatic theatre of the Napoleonic Wars, or Adriatic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. The first of these would also have the benefit of unambiguously defining the scope; see my next point.

I think the first one would be the most appropriate.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably the Russo-Ottoman campaign of 1800 is treated as background because the conflict is being considered to be part of the French Revolutionary Wars rather than the Napoleonic Wars? Given how the terms are sometimes used less precisely, it might be worth making this point explicit.

Yes, I would consider that a seperate (but definately connected) campaign. The British campaign in the Adriatic was a deliberate if (in its early stages) disjointed campaign with a single aim in mind throughout - to disrupt French control of the Adriatic and the consequent use of the sea both for the transport of French troops and the development of the French Navy. The Russo-Ottoman campaign was primarily aimed at Corfu only and preceeded British activities in the region by seven virtually uninterrupted years - The Russian and Turkish forces played no part in the 1807-1814 campaign at all that I have seen.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Clarified (hopefully).--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The 1st Greek Light Infantry should probably be linked; it's a worthy topic for an article.

Will do, although I may not be the best person to create it.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The footnotes generally have "Vol" but "p."; the presence of the period should be consistent between the two.

Will do.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I find the multiple bracketed dates for reprinted books to be unreadable, and prefer the CMS bibliographic style (with dates at the end) for that reason; but that might be a matter of taste rather than substance.

I'll look into this, I was just using the cite book template.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "Battle of Lissa" section could use {{details}} to link to that article, as it's a straight summary.

Will do.--Jackyd101 (talk) 06:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--Jackyd101 (talk) 23:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Keep up the great work! Kirill ^(prof) 00:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]