Talk:Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty

A class review closed for lack of consensus/review continued here
most of my comments to date have been addressed (such as the dates on the bibliography, etc). I'm continuing to read the article and am about half way through it. A couple of questions so far:
 * The opening paragraph of the fifth coalition is very awkward. This could use a better over all setting of the war and its goals.
 * Fixed --Alexandru Demian (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Eckmuehl: you refer to the German cavalry, but it is unclear which "German" this means--the Prussians?
 * Fixed --Alexandru Demian (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * There are varieties of takes on Nansouty's comment to the emperor, after all you are not going to teach me ..... you might delve into this a little more.  The other generals were quite critical of him (horrified?).
 * Done. I added MacDonald's criticism of Nansouty's actions.--Alexandru Demian (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * The first paragraph of the sixth coalition similarly is weak. Hadn't Walther also died?  Hilliers died of grief?  I know the old sources say that, but people don't "die of grief" in 20th - 21st century explanations. His son had just been killed, he was very sick, very fatigued, and I think Smith says he died of exhaustion....?
 * Fixed Developed first paragraph. Walther died in late November, a few months after Nansouty superseded him at the command of the Guard cavalry. I haven't added any comments about Walther's death, as it seems secondary and article is already quite long. I said Baraguey d'Hilliers died of exhaustion (fatigues de guerre as Thoumas puts it).


 * general comment about the use of the word endowments and its link to financial endowments. That link is misleading, as the article is about charitable endowments. Could you use another one (financial gifts, financial rewards, income from trusts, etc.)
 * Fixed Delinked endowments from the financial endowments wikipedia article. My Oxford dictionary says endowments are : "an income or form of property given or bequeathed to someone". So it should be ok, I guess. If it really bothers you, I'll change it.--Alexandru Demian (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

just a few comments to keep you busy. Keep at this. It's working into a very fine article. It was already very good, let's keep at it! auntieruth (talk) 23:43, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Only GA?!
Good article, hell, this should be a featured article! As one who knows military bios, I have never read one on WP better than this! Nor can I claim to have written or contributed to one better. My compliments and high regards to those who have put so much, obvious (but apparently not obvious enough) fine work into it! --R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine) (talk) 23:54, 7 September 2016 (UTC)