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Action of 4 September 1782

 * ... that on 4 September 1782, the British ship HMS Rainbow was responsible for capturing 360 Frenchmen with the first proper use of a carronade (pictured)?
 * Reviewed: Not a self nomination

Created by ChristiaandeWet (talk). Nominated by Matty.007 (talk) at 15:07, 13 October 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough, long enough, each paragraph is sourced (AGF on offline sources), QPQ not required and hook is interesting and cited. I would however suggest a slight amendment to the hook as follows (but it's no biggy):


 * ALT1 ... that on 4 September 1782, the Royal Navy ship HMS Rainbow was responsible for capturing the 360 men aboard a French Navy frigate with the first proper use of a carronade (pictured)?
 * Alt hook is fine by me, will it need another review? Thanks, Mat  ty  .  007  18:16, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't say so since the hook's essence remains the same.

--Gibmetal 77 talk 2 me 21:38, 15 October 2013 (UTC)