Talk:British attack on Berbera (1827)

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Requested move 1 April 2021

It has been proposed in this section that British attack on Berbera (1827) be renamed and moved to Attack on Berbera (1827).

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Battle of Berbera → Attack on Berbera (1827) – Or perhaps Blockade of Berbera (1827). I think we should avoid the "Battle of" form for descriptive titles; too easy to take for a proper name. Berbera was also attacked in 1940. Srnec (talk) 00:14, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blockade of Berbera (1827) seems most precise. No such user (talk) 08:20, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I would support Blockade of Berbera (1827) if anything, but still believe this minor event belongs as a section of the Berbera main article and not as an article in its own right. It remains a very fanciful page based on dubious sourcing and puffing up the significance of a very minor historical event which concluded with absolutely no change to the status quo. Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:36, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The blockade was already in place from 1825-1827 so "Blockade of Berbera 1827" seemingly minimizes it's duration. I believe Berbera Punitive Expedition makes more sense as the squadron was dispatched to collect restitution for the 1825 massacre. Quite disappointed Alexandermcnabb after having failed to make a serious case on the deletion page continues to peddle the 'false' information narrative. I agree that Battle of Berbera as a title can be changed! Cheers WanderingGeeljire (talk) 22:58, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]