# Talk:Sir James Erskine, 3rd Baronet

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Nominator: Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk · contribs) 15:28, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
Reviewer: Zawed (talk · contribs) 07:26, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
I'll take this one, comments to follow in due course. Zawed (talk) 07:26, 28 February 2025 (UTC)
Lead

and in 1794 became a lieutenant-colonel.: given the context is his relatively quick advance, suggest "and by 1794 was a lieutenant-colonel."
Done - it certainly was who you know rather than what you know!
Early life

Reads OK, no issues
French Revolutionary Wars

In the following year the regiment was sent to serve in Canada...: suggest "The following year the regiment was sent to serve in Canada..."
Done
to take up his new post: is this the independent company or something else? Seems odd that a company-level post in England required a commander coming from Canada.
Essentially (and the source does not explain this) Erskine has purchased his captaincy, which is with the independent company. It doesn't make logistical sense for a lieutenant based in Canada to fill the vacancy, but he's the one who bought it...so he gets it!
The infobox says he was commander of the 133rd, but this isn't reflected in the text.
Added
500 French cavalry sallied out and surrounded the artillery.: shouldn't start a sentence with a number, unless written out.
Rejigging
The infobox says he was commander of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, but this isn't reflected in the text.
Added
Napoleonic Wars

tweaking of Intestines, denominated Spasms: just checking the capitals here are in the quoted source?
They are
Personal life

Reads OK, no issues
Other stuff

Source checks: Cites 12 and 13 (Smailes), and 14 (Torrie Collection) check out OK
Image tags OK
One dupe link: colonel
Removed
@Pickersgill-Cunliffe: Have added my comments now, cheers. Zawed (talk) 09:00, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

@Zawed: Hi, thanks for going through this! Responses above. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 13:05, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
All good, passing as GA now as I consider the article meets the necessary criteria. Zawed (talk) 08:38, 15 March 2025 (UTC)