Rewriting history

@Allelse that was undoubtedly the most bitterly fought war we had in the 19th century. Incredible bravery - look at Havelock, Rose or Campbell, and terrible massacre of civilians.

@MandyMitchell Not to mention poor old Flashy thrown into the mix.

@Allelse Have you read the Windrush series? Not as humorous as Flashman but well written.

@MandyMitchell No but I'll have a look about for them, my wife recently started a series of books about a character named Mathew Hervey, if she says they're any good I'll give them a look. I find it hard to read historical characters who aren't villains, I grew up reading Sharpe and Flashy who are both villainous by nature.

@Allelse I prefer Windrush to Sharpe. Flashman, in my opinion, is the best written historical soldier I have ever read. Windrush second to him. The same author wrote a trilogy about an English smuggler turned highwayman - Dancing was the first book but I misremember the author's name! Old age does that to one.

@MandyMitchell I've got dick all memory too, anti seizure medication, 3 kinds, I write everything down on my hands and am constantly sending myself emails. Flashy has one of my favourite literary villains, John Charity Spring!!!

@Allelse the slaver wasn't he?
That author was Malcolm Archibald.
I have a little notebook with me all the time for anything I might need

@MandyMitchell Yep! And he was always going off his nut and rambling on in latin.