Dear Bernard

I have to ask, will Sharpe ever meet Sidney Smith ?  The guy managed to be both at Toloun and Waterloo both the start and finish of Napoleons career. And according to Wikipedia “went to meet the Duke of Wellington. Smith found him late in the day when he had just won the Battle of Waterloo. Smith started making arrangements for the collecting and treatment of the many wounded soldiers on both sides. He was then asked to take the surrender of the French garrisons at Arras and Amiens and to ensure that the Allied armies could enter Paris without a fight and that it would be safe for King Louis XVIII to return to his capital. For these and other services, he was finally awarded a British knighthood, the KCB, so he was not just “the Swedish Knight” any more.”

Also you’ve mentioned writing about the Pyrenees Campaign. Will Sharpe be at Maya the only time Wellington Army lost Artillery to the French in the Peninsula ? . Daddy Hill also lost a battle to D’Erlon at Lizazo though the British tend to ignore that defeat.

As an add on to my last question but have you ever thought of getting Sharpe to the British Legions that fought under Simon Bolivar in South America. He called the Legions vital to his victory.

I admit I’d like to think what Sharpe would make of  Simon Bolivar ?

Regards

Geraint