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| Sharpe's Battle | |
| Richard Sharpe and The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. | |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Cover | The Battle of Fuentes d'Onoro, 1811 |
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| Published | 1995 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0006473245 - HarperCollins Paperback edition (1995) |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Fury |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Company |
Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit, led by an enemy of Sharpe’s, and suffer heavy losses.
The army’s high command blame Sharpe for the disaster, and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake, against an overwhelming number of French troops, Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro.
Timeline[]
May 1811 - The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro.
Book Details[]
Dedication: Sharpe's Battle is for Sean Bean
Copyright: Bernard Cornwell 1995
Sharpe's Battle is the twelfth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1995.
The story is set during the Peninsular War in Spain in 1811.
See Also[]
- Sharpe's Sword
- Sharpe's Battle (TV Movie) - the Carlton TV feature length movie of this story