Talk:Invasion of the Cape Colony/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: West Virginian (talk · contribs) 21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Done! Thanks so much,--Jackyd101 (talk) 21:09, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

, I will engage in a thorough and comprehensive review of this article within the next 48 hours. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns in the meantime. Thanks! -- West Virginian   (talk)  21:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

, I've completed yet another thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive review and re-review and I find that this article easily meets the criteria for passage to Good Article status. Prior to its passage, I do have some comments and suggestions that should be addressed first. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian   (talk)  03:56, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose, no copyvios, spelling and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:

Lede
 * Per Manual of Style/Lead section, the lede of this article adequately defines the Invasion of the Cape Colony in 1795, establishes the invasion's necessary context, and explains why the invasion is otherwise notable.
 * The info box for the invasion is beautifully formatted and its content is sourced within the prose of the text and by the references cited therein.
 * The map of the Cape Peninsula showing the mountains and selected towns and suburbs is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 and is therefore suitable for inclusion in this article.
 * The lede is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Background
 * In the first paragraph, I'd remind the reader that Île de France is now known as Mauritius.
 * Is the reference to San Salvador in the final paragraph talking about the capital of El Salvador or San Salvador Island in the Bahamas, or another San Salvador closer to Africa?
 * This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Invasion
 * The image of the map of the extent of Dutch Cape Colony in 1795 is released into the public domain and should therefore be released into the public domain.
 * The Elphinstone's order of battle table can lose the Notes column, as it is empty, and I suggest either adding an inline citation for James, p.300 to each of the column headers, or linking the mention of James, p.300 using the harvnb template.
 * This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.

Aftermath
 * This section is otherwise well-written, consists of content that is adequately sourced and verifiable, and I have no further comments or questions for this section.
 * , thank you for addressing my comments and suggestions. Upon further review of your article, I find that it meets the criteria for Good Article passage, and it is hereby a privilege for me to pass it. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to Wikipedia! -- West Virginian   (talk)  19:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC)