Wikipedia talk:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Battle of Stuart's Pond


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This incident appears to be a user's invention

I have read extensively on the subject of the War of 1812 and have never before encountered this "Stuart's Pond" engagement, in which the article claims that 90 people were killed. It certainly is not mentioned in any of the three books that the article claims as references. I did a Google search for "Stuart's Pond" that recorded only four hits: one for the Wikipedia article, one for the Wikipedia category-'Conflicts in 1813' and two for Google's "Answers.com" which were both sourced to the Wikipedia article and quoted it verbatim. This alleged military engagement appears to be a hoax by a user and I think that the page ought to be deleted forthwith. Flonto (talk) 23:32, 15 January 2010 (UTC)Reply

I noticed that this section had been inserted by a user and removed as a hoax, I'm checking sources now... Tirronan (talk) 03:04, 18 January 2010 (UTC)Reply