Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Saw

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:24, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Battle of the Saw

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... that a Carthaginian army trapped 40,000 rebels and starved them into cannibalism before attacking them and killing every man at the Battle of the Saw? Source: Hoyos, Dexter (2007). Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 BC. Leiden ; Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-2192-4. "40,000 rebels" p. 206; "starved them into cannibalism" p. 211; "attacking them and killing every man" pp. 216-217.

Reviewed: United States war plans (1945–1950)

5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 01:04, 28 October 2020 (UTC).

Five times expanded, well-referenced and neutrally written throughout, Earwig finds only a book title and one short unavoidable phrase. Hook is interesting and cited, QPQ done, ready to go. Good work. The illustration by Poirson was a nice find! Moonraker (talk) 02:32, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I came by to promote this, but I'm having trouble finding the 40,000 rebels in the article. Could you add that, with a cite? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 21:39, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Apologies Yoninah. I think that comes of being too close to the material. Added and cited. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:01, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

@Gog the Mild: did you save it? I don't see anything in the edit history. Yoninah (talk) 22:05, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Yoninah [1] Gog the Mild (talk) 22:15, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you! Yoninah (talk) 22:21, 10 November 2020 (UTC)