Sharpe book 13 · 1995
Sharpe's Battle
In 1811, Sharpe makes an enemy of Loup, a brutal French brigadier, and is ordered to train the Real Compañía Irlandesa, an Irish company of the Spanish king’s guard, before the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Series
- Sharpe, book 13 of 23
- Published
- 1995
- Setting
- Set in Fuentes de Oñoro
- Story order
- Book 12 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Sharpe's Battle on screen
- Sharpe (1993–2008, series, ITV). Sean Bean plays the rifleman who rises from the ranks during the Napoleonic Wars, with Daragh O’Malley as Sergeant Harper. Two later specials continued his story in India.
In story order: after Sharpe's Fury and before Sharpe's Company.
Who is in Sharpe's Battle
2 recurring or key characters from Bernard Cornwell’s chart.
Lead 1
- Richard SharpePrivate risen from the ranks
Major 1
- Patrick HarperIrish rifleman, Sharpe's friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Bernard Cornwell books that share the most characters with Sharpe's Battle.
- Sharpe's Waterloo1990 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Revenge1989 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Rifles1988 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Siege1987 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon