Sharpe book 4 · 1983
Sharpe's Sword
In 1812, Sharpe is sent after Colonel Leroux, a ruthless French officer and spy, on a mission that takes him to a besieged Spanish fort and on to the Battle of Salamanca.
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Book facts
- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Series
- Sharpe, book 4 of 23
- Published
- 1983
- Setting
- Set in Salamanca
- Story order
- Book 15 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Sharpe's Sword 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 Command and before Sharpe's Enemy.
Who is in Sharpe's Sword
3 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
Minor and cameo 1
- Teresa MorenoSpanish partisan
Also featuring these characters
Other Bernard Cornwell books that share the most characters with Sharpe's Sword.
- Sharpe's Gold1981 · Sharpe · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Honour1985 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Eagle1981 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sharpe's Regiment1986 · Sharpe · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon