Dear Mr. Cornwell, I am a Portuguese currently reading the Sharpe series, which I greatly enjoy. I have just finished «Sharpe’s Havoc» and I would like to congratulate you on the amazing description of the «battle of Douro», that is, the conquest of Oporto by Wellington in May 1809. However, I would like to submit the following: in the notes to «Sharpe’s Havoc» (paperback edition), you mention that the Mizarela bridge (also called the Saltador) is now submerged in a reservoir basin. This information does not seem correct. Mizarela bridge is still very much in place and often visited by tourists, as it is surrounded by legends (for example, some say the bridge was built by the Devil himself, and that a woman blessed by a priest while standing on the bridge will soon conceive a child). Any Google search by the words «Ponte da Mizarela» will provide you with useful information and photos; two good links with a 360º view are http://www.360portugal.com/Distritos.QTVR/Braga.VR/Natureza/Mizarela/index.html and (english language) http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp904/html/SantiagoRibas.html . After seeing these impressive photos I formed a truly vivid image of the final confrontation between Sharpe and Christopher which takes place there. I hope this information can be useful to you. Best Regards, Patricia Gomes.