Dear Mr Cornwell,
I recall reading in one of your Sharpe books that Wellington admonished his Provost Marshal for “killing more of my men than the Frenchies”. Does the quote have provenance or were you using your rightful license as a novelist? In the same vein were the French sous minted in London prior to the invasion of France?
My interest in this is as a former military policeman and journalist who would be embarrassed to raise the issue in a discussion on military crimes should the above be just a useful part of the story.
Thank you for attention and I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours Aye
Steve Connors