Sharpe's battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811
This eagerly awaited new novel in the Sharpe series takes Richard Sharpe and his company back to the spring of 1811 and one of the bitterest battles of the Peninsular War, a battle on which all British hopes of victory in Spain will depend.
Sharpe is given responsibility for an Irish battalion of the king of Spain's household guard, ceremonial troops who are poorly equipped and untrained for battle. While quartered in the crumbling fort of San Isidro, they are attacked by the Loup Brigade, an elite French unit commanded by the formidable Brigadier General Guy Loup. Sharpe has already clashed once with Loup, and the Frenchman has sworn that he will have his revenge.
Sharpe finds himself used as a pawn in a game of political expediency, and after Loup's attack he is faced with the ruin of his career and reputation.
With thousands of French troops massing at a tiny village nearby, Sharpe's only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. To save his honor he must lead his men to glory on the blood-glutted streets of Fuentes de Onoro and settle his private war with General Loup.
9781481598590
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Grouping Title | sharpes battle richard sharpe and the battle of fuentes de onoro may 1811 |
Grouping Author | bernard cornwell |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-05-07 04:39:14AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-07 04:49:56AM |
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In the spring of 1811, as one of the most bitter battles of the Peninsular War is about to commence, the hopes of all of Britain are turned toward Spain, where victory will be won or lost. A skilled leader and proven hero, Colonel Richard Sharpe has taken charge of a ragtag Irish battalion from the king of Spain's household guard. Poorly equipped and untrained, they are easily ambushed by an elite French unit commanded by Sharpe's deadly enemy, Brigadier General Guy Loup. Sharpe and Loup have tangled before, and now the fighting wolf means to exact his revenge. But something goes terribly wrong in their bloody skirmish, and Sharpe is faced with the ruin of his career and reputation. Stripped of all but his honor, spirit, and courage, Sharpe must lead his men to glory on the bloody streets of Spain to redeem himself in the eyes of his country—or die trying.
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9781481598590
2005
HarperCollins
Sharpe's battle : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811 / Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction
Sharpe, Richard
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