Template:Did you know nominations/Natalis Constant Darche
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 04:45, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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Natalis Constant Darche
A German depiction of the battle at Longwy
- ... that with a force of just 3,500 men, French Lieutenant Colonel Natalis Constant Darche was able to hold up the advance of the German 5th Army for three weeks at Longwy in August 1914 (pictured)?"in command of 3,500 men" from: Donnell, Clayton (17 October 2013). Breaking the Fortress Line 1914. Pen and Sword. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-84884-813-9. and "with his slender force he could and did hold up a whole German army till August 27th, three weeks after the Crown Prince had arrogantly summoned him to surrender" from: Campbell, Gerald (19 December 2019). Verdun to the Vosges: Impressions of the War on the Fortress Frontier of France. Good Press. p. 63.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:05, 7 October 2021 (UTC).
New enough, long enough, well-written and within policy. The image is tagged as public domain (unfortunately it's slightly ruined by a watermark in the upper left corner) and QPQ has been done. The hook is good and supported by the sources; the claims in it are also supported by a direct inline citation. That the force amounted to 3,500 men has been established earlier in the article, but that claim lacks a citation immediately following the sentence. This being DYK, I'm afraid that's a necessity... Once that is done, it should be good to go. Very nice article, happy to promote this kind of quality! Yakikaki (talk) 18:33, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. I am completely on your side, but I know how it will end up if I don't insist. Yakikaki (talk) 06:13, 12 October 2021 (UTC)