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[edit]- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:42, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that Lieutenant-General Sir David Lindsay (pictured) issued arms, paid for by public subscription, to volunteers for the defence of Plymouth during the Armada of 1779? "The gentry of the regions to the eastward made similar offers to bring up men within forty-eight hours. The townsfolk of Plymouth opened a subscription to provide arms and raised £1,000 in the first two days. On the 25th Lindsay could report he had distributed 2,520 stands of arms" from: Patterson, Alfred Temple (1960). The Other Armada: The Franco-Spanish Attempt to Invade Britain in 1779. Manchester University Press. p. 185.
- ALT1:... that British government feared that Sir David Lindsay (pictured) would reveal the relatively defenceless state of Plymouth during the Armada of 1779 if called before a parliamentary enquiry? "To the King he [Lord North, prime minister at this time] wrote that Robinson [secretary to the Treasury] feared a motion would be carried in the Commons for calling Sir David Lindsay to the bar of the House and enquiring into the state of Plymouth when the French fleet appeared" Patterson, Alfred Temple (1960). The Other Armada: The Franco-Spanish Attempt to Invade Britain in 1779. Manchester University Press. p. 218.
- ALT2:... that Lieutenant-General Sir David Lindsay (pictured) feared being made a scapegoat for the poor state of defences at Plymouth during the Armada of 1779?"Lindsay, having been called on to undertake a very difficult task with means which were inadequate and whose inadequacy he was convinced was the fault of his superiors, was afraid of being made their scapegoat" from: Patterson, Alfred Temple (1960). The Other Armada: The Franco-Spanish Attempt to Invade Britain in 1779. Manchester University Press. p. 185.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/French cruisers Chasseloup-Laubat and Bugeaud (third of four credits)
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:51, 14 June 2020 (UTC).
Article is new enough, well-sourced, above DYK length. Only major similarity copyvio detected is book titles so no plagiarism. Images(s) are in the PD. I prefer ALT1 or ALT2, though either can be trimmed a little to make it a bit shorter. Juxlos (talk) 00:25, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
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[edit]As previously advised, I think it needs more detail on his career pre 1776.
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