Talk:Battle of Winterthur

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Is there any particular reason this article is not called "Battle of Winterthur"? That would be the normal usage I think, and there doesn't seem to be a need for the year disambiguator either. Whatever is decided, the article should definitely be pipe linked in the campaign navbox. Its a nice piece by the way.-- 18:07, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Digby Smith called it a skirmish or an action, not sure which one. Definitely not a battle. Not sure why he distinguishes like that. In terms of the date, there were 9 other battles, skirmishes, actions, or whatever there, from the Romans on. So...hence the date. In terms of the proposition: I selected "at" instead of "of" because Winterthur was the location. Hence, it happened at Winterthur. I suppose of would have worked, also, but the sources I had been reading said Gefecht bei Winterthur, so.... It could use a good article review, if you have the time. I think it is in the nav box. Auntieruth55 (talk) 18:47, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. The "at" and the date make sense now, but I do have some comment on the avoidance of the term "battle". I have Smith's book and know it well. In it, he only uses battle for actions that are above a certain size and uses "clash" or "skirmish" for other sizes of actions. However, the distinctions he draws are his own, and I have seen many engagements that he calls "clash" or "skirmish" be recorded as "battle" elsewhere, and even within his own book he can be inconsistent. Although I'm certainly not going to tell you what to do with an article you have done such an excellent job on, I do recommend that the article move to

Battle of Winterthur (1799) instead as the title that makes most sense. It is however, as far as I'm concerned, entirely up to you whether you do so. --Jackyd101 (talk) 12:36, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply

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The captions states the "Swiss plateau extends from southeast at the french border to west-northwest at lake Constance." It should say from southwest to east-northeast. Frank — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.58.197.16 (talk) 16:01, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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When is "mid-spring"? Wouldn't an actual date be much preferable on a FA? --John (talk) 07:23, 30 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]