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Jonathan Hopkins

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'I started writing about the British cavalry who fought Napoleon for the simple reason that they were roundly criticised by just about every historian and his dog. Why?

I had to find out, because it just didn't seem fair. And it wasn't, as I soon discovered.

So, because I'm not a real historian, I wrote a novel. About two young cavalry recruits sent to Portugal... and it sort-of spiralled from there!'


Jonathan Hopkins is married with one daughter, two horses, a cat and a cocker spaniel with a heart murmur.
Born and brought up on the South Wales coast, he still lives there.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 120 ratings · 17 reviews · 12 distinct worksSimilar authors
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Book Review: Charge The Guns! Wellington’s cavalry at Waterloo

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A great re-examination of the Allied cavalry at probably the most famous battle in history!


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“cornets stared in his direction, then over their shoulders,”
Jonathan Hopkins, Walls of Jericho: A Cavalry Tale - Book 1

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