# Talk:Action of 13 May 1779

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Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 22:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
I will review this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 22:35, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
Comments as follows:
Lead

between a French and a British squadron of frigates.: is a French unit size missing here, since I read the squadron as referring to the British? If not, then suggest "between French and British squadrons of frigates."
Done
under Captain Sir James Wallace and Captain John Gidoin: the order here suggests Wallace was senior to Gidoin, but article body suggests Gidoin was the senior officer
Switched (he was 3 years senior)
Danae would go on to be bought into the : suggest "Danae would go on to be bought into service with the"
Done
link cutter, gabarre
Done cutter, as far as I can see there is no article or useful link for gabarre
Background

Suggest adding mention of Jersey being the largest of the Channel Islands and a British possession or under the control of the British
Done
Arbuthnot departed Jersey on 6 May: no antecedence for Arbuthnot arriving at Jersey; or is Guernsey meant?
Reworded
link Boule Bay
Done
The infobox states this engagement was part of the American Revolutionary War; I'm struggling to see the connection unless it is because of Arbuthnot 's escorting a convoy to North America
Changed to Anglo-French war
Action in Cancale Bay

shouldn't "Chausey islands" be capitalised like Channel Islands? If not an official perhaps word as the "Chausey group of islands" or similar?
Done
link gabarre. I also note that the term is italicised here but not in lead
See previous comment; as far as I am aware there is no suitable link for this
link brig, sloop
Done
came in sight of the French, the French set sail: suggest "came in sight of the French, they set sail"
Done
forcing the French crews to leave their ships: the previous paragraph says the French vessels had already been abandoned?
Reworded
The French commander de Kergariou Coatles is not identified in name anywhere in the main text (is in infobox and OoB)
Added
Aftermath

 Lieutenant John Wallace: no relation to James?
Sources don't say. It's possible he was; not unusual for captains to employ family members or relatives of friends. John Wallace drowned in service two years later, so there's not much literature about him.
Sources

Look fine, albeit some dated. No spotchecks done given history of nominator
I think that the year range in the Laughton ref should have an endash not a hyphen
That's a copy from the source
Title case for the Roche ref
Done
Other stuff

Image tags OK
No dupelinks
Earwig tool shows copyvio unlikely
That's my initial review done. Cheers, Zawed (talk) 05:31, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

@Zawed: Hi, thanks for taking a look. Have responded above. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 14:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
Looks all good to me. Passing as GA as I consider that this article meets the necessary criteria. Zawed (talk) 09:26, 5 January 2024 (UTC)