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In the winter of 1809 the French are winning the war in Spain & Britain's forces are retreating towards Corunna, with Napoleon's victorious armies in pursuit. Sharpe & a detachment of Riflemen are cut off from the British army & surrounded by troops.

The invasion of France is underway and Major Sharpe has been called in to help capture a fortress. Through the incompetence of a reckless naval commander he finds himself trapped in enemy territory. To affect an escape he joins forces with an American privateer.

Sharpe's Sword is a historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. It is the fourth in the series, being first published in 1983, though the story is the fourteenth in Sharpe's chronology, set in the summer campaign of 1812 including the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812. Sharpe and his friend …

Sharpe's Tiger is the first historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell and was first published in 1997. Sharpe is a private in the British army serving in India at Seringapatam.

Sharpe's Trafalgar is the fourth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2000. It is the first of the novels in the wars against Napoleon, putting the army ensign at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Sharpe's Triumph is the second historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1998. Sharpe is a sergeant in the army, who attracts the attention of General Arthur Wellesley at Ahmednuggur.

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 …