Portugal, 1811.
Captain Richard Sharpe’s renegade ways leave him discarded by his regiment & waging a war against
India, December 1803
The British army are closing in on enemy troops in western India & Ensign Richard Sharpe,
A small British army is stranded when the French invade northern Portugal & Lieutenant Richard Sharpe meets the future Duke of
...Books Historical Fiction Books Spain, May 1811 As the British struggle to keep their last strongholds in Spain, Captain Richard Sharpe is handed a grenade of a command – ordered to train the Spanish palace guards for battle. But when the crumbling frontier fort where they are based becomes the target for the elite French attack, Sharpe is confronted by an old enemy. After a desperate fight, the British are badly beaten & bruised – & so is Sharpe’s fragile reputation. The only hope of redemption is glory in one of the fiercest battles of the whole war. & so leading his men through the blood-stained, narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro is Sharpe... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780007452958 • Author: Bernard Cornwell • Publisher: Harper • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 19.71 x 13 x 2.44 cm