Author’s Note
The quote “An army marches on its stomach” is attributed to both Frederick the Great (1712-1786) and to Napoleon (1769-1821). I choose to believe that Frederick the Great uttered it first, and that my ex-soldiers in 1808 are familiar with it.
On the subject of attributions, I confess that the quotations from The Histories of Herodotus are taken from the translation by George Rawlinson, published a few decades after the events of this novel. Earlier translations do exist, but I was unable to locate any copies. I don’t think Letty or Icarus noticed the difference, and I hope you didn’t either.
You may recognize General Wellesley as the man who led Britain’s army to victory in the Peninsular campaign and who vanquished Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He is most familiar t
