Hi Bernard,
despite being an avid reader of your novels, I am eagerly awaiting the publication of ‘Waterloo’, in September. I am curious to know if, during your research, you used old gravestones and church records to uncover information about the ‘lesser known’ soldiers who took part in the battle? By chance, I came across a headstone recently, in a derelict churchyard in Northern Ireland, marking the grave of Ensign Dyas. Dyas is recorded as declining a promotion by Wellington but served at Waterloo and retired from the army with the rank of captain. It’s a small world isn’t it?
Hugh