Talk:Donald MacDonald (army officer)

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This is supposedly an old relative of mine. I only included the parts which I could verify because they come from multiple sources, including even a book of General Wolfe's letters. He DID speak French, and he DID help Wolfe come ashore and get past the French sentries according to sources. There is even more about him, however, some of it seems far fetched and unless I can verify it, I will leave it out. I think the article still merits a "factual dispute" boilerplate nonetheless. dave 06:21, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Why? Is it the part about Iona and dying at 106? Those seem fine, since you've said "according to family legend." Presumably it is true that this is a family legend :) Adam Bishop 06:25, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I think the boilerplate is not necessary; that usually (at least to me) flags an article that's been in the midst of a rabid edit war. On the other hand a short mention of the nature of the data could be made in the main text of the article. - Hephaestos 06:30, 2 Sep 2003 (UTC)

I'll work on getting some sources. I know of 2 sources, although I'd like to have the sources first hand, to get the page number etc. There is also a lot more to this guy, rumours are as follows: he was at least 7 feet tall, survived in the wild in the US with only his large mastiff dog, his dog was given a military burial, the first one ever, was driven out of the US by americans who thought he was a loyalist, he married a 17 year old at at 90 and fathered 3 children with her. Interesting... I don't really believe any of it. dave 16:19, 3 Sep 2003 (UTC)