Dear Bernard You have said you only write about what appeals to you I wonder if this link could ever tempt you towards the war of 1812. In Sharpe’s Waterloo Sharpe and Harper are talking about Fredrickson and how he is in Canada. I wondered if you had ever thought of being tempted about writing about Fredrickson’s service in the war of 1812. here is the link on a good site on all the battles of the war http://www.warof1812.ca/battles.htm. Yours sincerely Geraint Thatcher