Sir, I just finished reading Sharpe’s Tiger and Sharpe’s Triumph. I really enjoyed them and read them straight through till about four in the morning. My father was a career officer in the Indian Army and retired a full Colonel. His unit was formerly the “Queen Victorias own Madras Sappers and Miners” and currently the “Madras Engineer Group of the Corps of Engineers. One of their battle honors is “Assaye”. The soldiers ceremonial dress includes a black Shako which is very unusual for Indian troops. The soldiers of the MEG are called “Tambi” which means little brother in Kannada (Kanarese). Other soldiers in the Indian Army are called “Sipahi” (Sepoy). My mother is from Karnataka which was formerly the formerly the princely state of Mysore. I was born in Bangalore and have been to Sultans Battery and Srirangapatna. I even went to school with a Wodeyar, descended from the Royal family of Mysore. I grew up wandering the lines, being carried around by the Tambi’s and eating with them in their barracks. Even today, at forty-three years of age, the sound of bagpipes and drums makes me homesick. I want to thank you for a great and meticulously researched read. There is nothing like a great Kipling or Forester yarn and now I have to add Cornwell to that company. Thank you again. Regards, Deepak Das