..Family in 42nd Royal Artillery, so yank school asked me: “Why didn’t the British fight better?” (good question, answered well in your “Red Coat.” The ambiguous pro American sentiments(Howe) the Bitchy dourness of Sir Henry…Gentleman Johnny..But I answered..”Stinking weather, too few too far from home, and ‘win’ what ??? I knew well the British soldier thought he could take Georgie any bad day, wanted to fight on after Yorktown. (He’s the one, paid for letting ‘Georgie’ off at Sandy Hook)…(were you a consultant for the “Patriot’?? It was obviously lifted from ‘Red Coat’ you well should have been Sir.)I believe ‘Red Coat’ is one of the finest literary works since Marlowe’s ‘Edward ll’ I own two copies- should be re-issued some day Sir..Thanks M’Lord very very best..(and called it Macaroni)

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