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William Howard Russell, a Common card
Sir William Howard Russell, was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 15,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
William Howard Russell quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Howard Russell card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His ______ from Crimea to The Times are regarded as the world's first war correspondence.
Answer
dispatches. His dispatches from Crimea to The Times are regarded as the world's first war correspondence. From the William Howard Russell article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of ____, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War.
Answer
1850s. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. From the William Howard Russell article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Kevin O'Neill. Kevin O'Neill 67 · Dan DiDio 64 · William Howard Russell 61 · Christian Krohg 57 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
- He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War.
- His dispatches from Crimea to The Times are regarded as the world's first war correspondence.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Howard Russell article was read about 15,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get William Howard Russell
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- Dan DiDioCommon · Arts · ATK 64 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Howard Russell (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Roger Fenton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
