Dear Mr.Cornwell. I’m a very fond reader of your works – especially the Sharpe series as it unfolds during the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars… A period I find quite fascinating. I have found your novels very catching and hard to put on the shelf once the first page is turned. This is particularly due to your detailed and extensive historical research. As a Dane I looked forward to read Sharpe’s Prey – a great book describing one of the key events to the making of modern Danish nationalism. Yet I was surprised to discover two things things in the novel which differed from historical facts. First The Danish militia army comprised of ca. 7000 foot, 600 horse and 13 guns and no Danish regulars were present at the battle. secondly I was surprised to find the Danish army being given blue uniforms. The Danish army was redcoat like the British. Both infantry, engineers and artillery wore red coats. The only exception being the “Jægerne” which used rifles and wore green – like the 95th. Was deliberately you chose to make the Danish army blue in order to make a more easily recognisable difference between “friend and foe”? Otherwise I must say that I am absolutely thrilled by your historical insight and ability to let history unfold so smoothly. Best regards and a merry Christmas. Bo Fønss