Dear Mr Cornwell, I am doing some genealogical research on my family and have come across an Andrew Dowie who was born in Scotland, married in 1811/12 in Kent, then disappears for a couple of English census’ — but had a son born in Sicily in 1813 and a daughter in the Netherlands or France in 1816. This suggests the army to me and I would like to see if I can find out more, if not about him, at least about his regiment. Can you help me discover which regiments were in Sicily in 1813. It appears to have been the boring part of the Napoleonic Wars: I have not been able to discover anything written about it (but then, I have no expertise in Napoleonic history, and no access to scholars in the area). I am hoping that if I can attach him to a particular regiment in Sicily, I could trace that regiment through the rest of the war. I realize that Sicily is not your area of expertise either, but thought that you might be able to tell me where to look. Thank you very much for your time and trouble Sincerely M Lucas