Dear Mr Cornwell After joining my now good friend Richard Sharpe in India watching him kill the Tippoo sultan, helping avoid Hakeswill, watching him being flogged for a crime he did not comit being there when he met Harper and the scuffle that broke out between them, the taking of the eagle at Talavera with Harper, sailing to help Nelson at Trafalger. We’ve been to France, Spain, Portugal and Holland together drinking, eating and having fun with the fairer sex. I’ve faced French Voltigers, stood in line and fought off the French colums, formed square when being attacked by the French cavalry, the loading and reloading of my Baker rifle with Sharpe and Harper beside me surounded by others like Hagman, Perkins and Harris, the pain in my arm as I fired Harper’s nock volley gun. I was just wondering when and where do we march again as I have just finished reading the Sharpe series. I await eagerly for you to give Hogan our orders so we can all march again and a big thank you for a year of enjoyable reading and history lessons. A big fan, David King