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Only a year after its stunning victory at Talavera in July of 1809, Wellington's Peninsular army—vastly outnumbered, its coffers empty—is on the brink of collapse. The Spanish government has fallen, and the last Spanish armies have been crushed by the French. But Wellington has one hope left: in the dangerous Portuguese hills lies a fortune in gold, enough gold perhaps to turn the Peninsular War around. And he knows of one fighting man capable...
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe's reports of an enormous army, led by Napoleon, marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle,...
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Sharpe's battle : Sharpe must recover stolen supply wagons and lead green troops into battle against a French general whose " chief weapon is horror." Sharpe's sword : Under orders to protect Wellington's master spy from the French, Sharpe finds himself in a fight for his life against "Boney's" best swordsman, Leroux. Sharpe's regiment : In a race against time to expose corruption in the highest ranks of the British army, Shrpe and Herper fake their...
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Sharpe's enemy : Sharpe leads a mission to free an English colonel's wife who is hostage to a gang of lawless deserters led by an evil villain from Sharpe's past. Sharpe's honour : When a French spy frames him for dishonouring a Spanish aristocrat's wife, Sharpe faces arrest, duels, court martial and death to clear his good name and avoid damaging Britain's alliance with Spain. Sharpe's gold : Wellington orders Sharpe to trade refles for deserters...
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It is 1805 and Ensign Richard Sharpe is on his way home from India. However, his ship is riven with treachery and threatened by a French warship, the Revenant, which is terrorising British shipping. As the French warship races home, carrying a treaty that could ignite India into a new war against the British, the hunt turns into a stern chase.
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Sharpe is now an officer in Sir Arthur Wellesly's army that is seeking to end the Mahratta War. Sharpe, just risen from the ranks , discovers that his fellow officers are not welcoming. Unsure of his authority and uncomfortable in the mess, he is failing, and his failure seems assured when he is relegated to a tedious job in the baggage train. There, Sharpe discovers a treason has been conjured up by his oldest and worst enemy.
17) Sharpe's eagle
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When the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson loses most of his men and his regimental flag during battle, Sharpe, spurred by the memory of a friend who was recently killed sets out for revenge. He is determined to capture the French mascot, a carved golden eagle which is carried into combat. Sharpe is also looking to a settle a personal score with two arrogant officers who have angered him at their mistreatment of the elegant widow Josefina.
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Sharpe's justice : With the war over and his reputation fully restored, Sharpe is ordered to the north of England to command the local militia in a troubled town. Sharpe's Waterloo : Napoleon's return from exile sends Sharpe back to the army where he is reunited with the Chosen Men to play a crucial role in one of Britain's most famous victories, the Battle of Waterloo. Sharpe the legend : In this retrospective of the complete series, Riflemen Cooper...
20) Sharpe's peril
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Lieutenant Colonel Richard Sharpe and Sergeant Major Patrick Harper are traveling across India, escorting the beautiful Marie-Angelique Bonnet to meet her fiancé. While in bandit-plagued badlands, they come across the very dregs of the Crown's troops: an ill disciplined, rag-tag unit led by boy soldier Beauclare. As Sharpe and company sit down to have dinner with their hosts, the camp comes under attack by bandit Chitu. When the dust settles, it...
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