First, I thoroughly enjoy your work, all of it. I have all your works, and am currently rereading Sharpe, and enjoying it all over again. And in doing so I have lately begun to compare Sharpe to a personal hero of mine, Robert Rogers, the founder of Roger’s Rangers, an elite unite of colonial troops who fought in the manner of Indians. I was wondering if you knew anything about them and their amazing exploits during the French and Indian War, or the Seven Years War as it;s known in England. I am referring to the battle on Snowshoes, the grueling march to and from the Attack on the Village of Saint Francis from which French Jesuits sent wear party after war party of Mohawks and Abanaki to rape and pillage settlements along the New York and New England frontiers. Rogers has been sadly neglected by history. Probably because he remained loyal during The Revolution and those of his Rangers who remained loyal joined him in what later became the Queen’s Rangers. However, Rogers is remembered in one place. At the United States Army’s Infantry School at Fort Benning. Georgia Roger’s Rules for Ranging are still taught as a basic element of Infantry Training. There is also tucked away in a corner, or used to be, a manikin in the field uniform of Rogers Rangers. Granted, Rogers was no paragon …counterfeiter,  brawler, thug, he was also a brilliant leader well ahead of his time. Anyway, Sharpe reminds me of him. And I was wondering if you might someday consider doing something on the Rangers,

With Admiration,
Thomas Russell