Talk:Battle of Norwalk

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Proposal to merge article with History of Norwalk, Connecticut article

I have placed the following comment on the talk page of the History of Norwalk, Connecticut article where a discussion of this proposal has begun:

Oppose. The Battle of Norwalk was a significant and notable American Revolutionary War battle that was part of Tryon's raid. If anything, a few details that may be missing in the main Battle of Norwalk article might be transferred to that article and the section on the Battle of Norwalk in the History of Norwalk article reduced - as it is in the section about the battle in the Tryon's raid article, though perhaps not to that small extent. Minor battles would be lost in articles about cities and locations and major battles (by the standards of the particular war) need their own articles. Minor battle articles would more properly be merged, if at all, with a battle about a campaign. This battle is the main battle of the campaign and there is enough detail about it to support a separate article. Now, only a short summary of the battle is in the Tryon's raid campaign article. I would not support cutting back the Battle of Norwalk article and putting it in the Tryon's raid article. It would be more appropriate there if it were to be merged anywhere but it would likely be considered too long for it to be comprehensive and to be housed entirely in the campaign article. Donner60 (talk) 04:29, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Agree Thank you! A good suggestion! It will take a little work. What say you if details were shifted to the article Battle of Norwalk from the article History of Norwalk, Connecticut Battle of Norwalk section which are not currently in Battle of Norwalk article then keep that article. Then reducing the Battle of Norwalk section in the History of Norwalk to a synopsis adding a 'see also' reference to both Tyron's raid and Battle of Norwalk. Then updating Tryon's raid Norwalk section and add a 'see also' reference to Battle of Norwalk article and a 'see also' reference to 'Tyron's raid' to Battle of Norwalk.→→ StephenTS42 10:59, 22 February 2016 (UTC)