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Siege of Calais (1346–1347)

  • ... that the largest English army to serve overseas prior to 1600 was gathered at the Siege of Calais in 1347? Source: Sumption, Jonathan (1990). Trial by Battle. The Hundred Years' War. I. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0571200955. P. 578.

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 12:00, 11 May 2019 (UTC).

  • Symbol voting keep.svg. Good on all counts. AGF for offline sources. I think either ALT is fine, both are interesting.

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  • Came to promote, but I'm wondering about what feels to me like a minor language tweak -- would it be incorrect to say "gathered for the Siege of Calais" rather than gathered at? "Gathered at" sounds off to me, as a siege isn't a place, but I don't want tweak that if there was some reason for using "at". --valereee (talk) 13:00, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
Template:Ping I am not too bothered. “for” is ok. My reasoning for using “at” was to represent that that was where the number was achieved. In theory an army could gather in England “for” the Siege of Calais but, for whatever reason, not make it there. Note earlier in the article a reference to an army which assembled in England in 1345 ‘’for’’ a campaign in Normandy; they sailed but never landed. But this is a pedant’s point, for is fine. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:29, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
Hey, I resemble that remark! :D --valereee (talk) 14:35, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
I was pointing out my own pedantry, but feel free to join the club. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:07, 8 June 2019 (UTC)