Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Bettys


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:26, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Joseph Bettys

 * ... that during the American Revolution, Loyalist spy Joseph Bettys failed in his mission to capture General Philip Schuyler because he left his unit and went off to visit his girlfriend?



Created/expanded by Peter Flass (talk). Self-nominated at 14:09, 11 December 2015 (UTC).


 * Comment Context needed in hook, especially for non-Americans. Loyalists come in many flavours. Johnbod (talk) 18:40, 15 December 2015 (UTC)


 * Add context and clarify "he" Peter Flass (talk) 21:03, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg New enough, long enough, adequately referenced, no close paraphrasing seen. Hook is interesting; hook ref verified and cited inline. No QPQ necessary for first-time nominator. Nice work, Peter Flass. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 15:55, 28 December 2015 (UTC)