Dear Bernard

After reading Sharpes Havoc and of course the interesting Major Dulong, (who was a great foe for Sharpe incidently as they seemed rather equal in abilities), and reading that Dulong was at Albuera, I wondered and assuming if Sharpe does get to Albuera if he would encounter him again, as Albuera would be the perfect place as a location.

And in regards to Starbuck and again it’s an assumption that you go back to him (though you should even it was just once and no more, simply to tie all the lose threads up) I always wondered if you had plans to get Starbuck to Chancellorsville which is considered Lee’s masterpiece in terms of his generalship, I wondered if you had read Stephen Sears book on the battle and his much more different and kinder interpretation to Hookers generalship of that battle, whether you agreed with that or not  ?
Yours sincerely
Geraint
P.S I have to ask in terms of anniversary’s (as well as Waterloo) it’s the Burning of Washington coming up, I wondered if Sharpe would ever meet George Cockburn who was a remarkable character himself. The Americans placed a $1000 dollar bounty for his head (and 500 for each of his ears) while the British Infantry even refered to him as General Cockburn as a mark of respect. He apparently even made his officers carry tired soldiers Infantry packs. Sounds like he and Sharpe would get on like a (White) house on fire.