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==Military terms== | ==Military terms== | ||
The general rule is that wherever a military term is an accepted proper name, as indicated by consistent capitalization in sources, it should be capitalized. Where there is uncertainty as to whether a term is generally accepted, consensus should be reached on the talk page. | The general rule is that wherever a military term is an accepted proper name, as indicated by consistent capitalization in sources, it should be capitalized. Where there is uncertainty as to whether a term is generally accepted, consensus should be reached on the talk page. | ||
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*: ''Correct'': {{xt|the Fifth Company; the Young Guard; the company rallied.}} | *: ''Correct'': {{xt|the Fifth Company; the Young Guard; the company rallied.}} | ||
*: ''Incorrect'': {{!xt|The Company took heavy losses. The 3rd battalion retreated.}} | *: ''Incorrect'': {{!xt|The Company took heavy losses. The 3rd battalion retreated.}} | ||
* Accepted full names of wars, battles, revolts, revolutions, rebellions, mutinies, skirmishes, risings, campaigns, fronts, raids, actions, operations and so forth are capitalized ([[Spanish Civil War]], [[Battle of Leipzig]], [[Boxer Rebellion]], [[Action of July 8, 1716]], [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], [[Operation Sea Lion]]). The generic terms (war, revolution, battle) take the lowercase form when standing alone ({{xt|France went to war}}; {{xt|The battle began}}; {{xt|The raid succeeded}}). As a rule of thumb, if a battle, war, etc. has its own Wikipedia article with capitalized name, the name should be capitalized in articles linked to it as it is in the article name. | * Accepted full names of wars, battles, revolts, revolutions, rebellions, mutinies, skirmishes, risings, campaigns, fronts, raids, actions, operations and so forth are capitalized ([[Wikipedia:Spanish Civil War|Spanish Civil War]], [[Wikipedia:Battle of Leipzig|Battle of Leipzig]], [[Wikipedia:Boxer Rebellion|Boxer Rebellion]], [[Wikipedia:Action of July 8, 1716|Action of July 8, 1716]], [[Wikipedia:Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], [[Wikipedia:Operation Sea Lion|Operation Sea Lion]]). The generic terms (war, revolution, battle) take the lowercase form when standing alone ({{xt|France went to war}}; {{xt|The battle began}}; {{xt|The raid succeeded}}). As a rule of thumb, if a battle, war, etc. has its own Wikipedia article with capitalized name, the name should be capitalized in articles linked to it as it is in the article name. | ||
* Proper names of specific [[military awards and decorations]] are capitalized ({{xt|Medal of Honor}}, {{xt|Victoria Cross}}). | * Proper names of specific [[Wikipedia:military awards and decorations|military awards and decorations]] are capitalized ({{xt|Medal of Honor}}, {{xt|Victoria Cross}}). | ||
==Musical and literary genres== | ==Musical and literary genres== | ||