Dear Bernard

Battle of Castalla 1813

 

I have read speculation, that  in that battle against Suchet, the British commander Murray ordered a reatreat and the British force under his command, simply ignored him and won the battle on there own. As somone well versed in the Peninsular War, I wondered if you knew if that was true or not, as it seems a wonderful story if true.

 

Also in the past you have said you were regretful you did not get Sharpe to Austerlitz but I wondered if you were ever tempted to get Sharpe to the battle of Auerstadt and meet Davout. He has met the Iron Duke so why not the Iron Marshal.

 

Finaly, although you will probably say no, I will ask anyway, please please could you consider a spin off tale for Fredrickson in the War of 1812. No character is more deserving (or capable) of a spin off, and in Sharpes Waterloo it does say he was serving in Canada. It would be great to know what happened to him after he fell out with Sharpe and what happened to him. While you can write about the War of 1812 without using Sharpe either.

 

Yours sincerely

Geraint

P.S I don’t know if you have read it or not but if not , Roy Muirs book on Wellington, The path to victory is a splendid read and worth a look.