Lieutenant Richard Sharpe & a detachment of riflemen join the assault of a strong French force holding the Holy City of Santiago de Compostela. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe & a detachment of Riflemen are cut off from the rest of the army & surrounded. Their only hope of escape is to accept the help of the Spanish but this assistance comes at a price: to join the assault on the holy city of Santiago de Compostela held by a strong French force. There is little Sharpe would enjoy more. Soldier hero rogue
- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty he joined the army to escape jail & climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.