Talk:Congress of Châtillon

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Did you know... that after winning the 1814 Battle of Champaubert, Napoleon instructed his representative at the Congress of Châtillon peace negotiations to "sign nothing"?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:19, 10 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that after winning the 1814 Battle of Champaubert Napoleon instructed his representative at the Congress of Châtillon peace negotiations to "sign nothing"? "Napoleon, however, who had always determined to make the negotiation entirely dependent on the progress ofmilitary events, had written to Caulaincourt, after his first success at Champaubert, to sign nothing" from: Alison, Sir Archibald. Epitome of Alison's History of Europe ... Sixth edition. W. Blackwood & Sons. p. 506.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 12:50, 3 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

New article that was moved to mainspace on 3 February 2021 is 9,794 characters and nominated on the same day. No copyvios detected and duplication detector[1][2] reveal no close paraphrasing issues (AGF books and foreign language refs which can't go through Dup detector). Article is well-sourced. Hook is 155 characters long (under 200 character max.) and is interesting. Ref 7 (verifying the hook) is a reliable source. QPQ done. Looks good to go! —Bloom6132 (talk) 12:01, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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When did Napoleon give the instruction to "sign nothing"? The lead section says this was after Montmirail, but another section says this was after Champaubert. Jose Corregidor (talk) 06:32, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Champaubert. I made a mistake in the lead, thanks for letting me know, now fixed - Dumelow (talk) 06:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Most welcome. Jose Corregidor (talk) 13:24, 13 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]