Talk:Battle of Bandera Pass

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[edit] References?

Way excessive "References" section. First, it's always problematic to have books listed as general references; this was acceptable up to 2005 or so but really isn't sufficient for WP:V today. Second, the knowledge of the battle seems to all fall back on a couple of personal accounts. The key facts should be cited somehow (Harvard style is fine), and the section converted to a Further reading section. Fourth, there are just more references than the background material (itself of appropriate length, I would say) really requires. We're not hte library, and we shouldn't be "read more about it". If a book like Cynthia Ann Parker: The Life and the Legend has no clear relationship to the material, it probably should not be included. The general histories of the Comanche belong in articles on the Indians. I would say rename the section and cut back to the most relevant three-to-five references (relevant to the battle, that is, not a related general topic). --Dhartung | Talk 01:01, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Dhartung | Talk Excellent points about the references. I will redo the section next week, and remove sources such as Cynthia Ann Parker: The Life and the Legend. You are correct that the only link to the article from that book is relating the decline of Comanche power in Texas to Bandera Pass and the introduction of revolvers. I won't have time till midweek, but I will edit and rewrite that section completely. Thanks for the critique, I want this to be a good article, as the event is, in historical retrospect, quite important as a military benchmark. JohninMaryland (talk) 02:47, 17 February 2008 (UTC)