Talk:March to Reims

Editor/translation notes

I have brought over the references from the French article this was translated from; however I have not had a chance to evaluate them as sources, and I suspect there are probably many others in English. Similarly I am leaving up the rough translation tag since I haven’t done the sort of side by side comparison that would allow me to vouch for the translation for sure and I am hesitant given that I found two quite serious errors without looking too hard. One confused “cent”:hundred with “percent”. The other confused who gave money to whom, and reversed the actual meaning. There is another more subtle error, I think, where asking leave from has been translated as asking leave to. I think. I want to check the history on this. Elinruby (talk) 05:28, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

after examining the linked articles, it seems clear that this particular soldier, who had supported Burgundy, asked permission to attend the coronation and was denied since he was still in disgrace. Similarly the French clearly says gave a bribe not took a bribe. Am now satisfied that the translation is accurate Elinruby (talk) 13:53, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

side note, “chevauchée” means a hard ride on a horse. I don’t think there is an equivalent word in English, and some of the army was surely afoot, so “march” isn’t wrong and conveys that this is an army moving, and so is better than “ride”, the only alternative I can conceive of. But fyi in case somebody knows a better word Elinruby (talk) 14:06, 17 February 2022 (UTC)