Talk:Battle of Pułtusk (1806)

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Apologies to the previous author for the complete re-write. I wanted to get the article up before the 200th anniversary. Andrewshobley 09:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was no consensus to move the page, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 11:14, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Pułtusk → Battle of Pultusk — English publications detailing the battle overwhelming refer to it as the "Battle of Pultusk". —Olessi (talk) 00:57, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Survey[edit]

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Support as originator. Usage in English publications indicated in the discussion section below. Olessi (talk) 01:07, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose The battle took place near the town of Pułtusk, Poland, hence the name. The accurate diacritic should not be removed from the name. Hús ö nd 06:23, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. No convincing reason given to spell Pułtusk in a special way in the expression 'Battle of Pułtusk'. Timeineurope (talk) 18:55, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

A scan of Google Books indicates a few hundred instances of "Battle of Pultusk"; some refer to a battle in 1703 and not necessarily to this 1806 battle. However, "Battle of Pułtusk", the current title, only gives a single Franco-Polish book. Google Scholar offers 16 publications using Pultusk and 1 using Pułtusk. Although the city is known as Pułtusk, the historical battle is known as the Battle of Pultusk, the common name. Olessi (talk) 01:07, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Although a different concept, the name of the battle derives from the name of the town. The variant without the diacritic, although more common due to the typical unawareness of the existent of the diacritic or simple lack of it in English keyboards, is less accurate than the one with the diacritic. Hús ö nd 06:26, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.