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Sharpe's fury Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811
Richard Sharpe, the former private in His Majesty's army who now commands a company of riflemen, finds himself fighting his old enemies, the French, in 1811. Sharpe has been sent by Wellington on a mission to Cadiz, now the capital of Spain, to rescue the British ambassador -- who happens to be Wellington's brother -- from a spot of undiplomatic trouble. The city has been blockaded by the French but is supported by the British from the sea. It contains a rare mix of pro- and anti-British citizens, diplomats, courtiers, adventurers, and spies. Sharpe's mission -- complicated, undercover, and political -- turns out to be completely different from the one on which he was sent. It brings him through the besieging enemy army to triumph in the Battle of Barrosa, where the British, deserted by their allies, defeat an overwhelmingly stronger French force.
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- "When a secret group of Spaniards threatens the alliance between England and Spain in the fight against Bonaparte, Captain Richard Sharpe and his unit of British soldiers must save the alliance and foil their plans to embarrass the British."
- "Richard Sharpe, the former private in His Majesty's army who now commands a company of riflemen, finds himself fighting his old enemies, the French, in 1811. Sharpe has been sent by Wellington on a mission to Cadiz, now the capital of Spain, to rescue the British ambassador -- who happens to be Wellington's brother -- from a spot of undiplomatic trouble. The city has been blockaded by the French but is supported by the British from the sea. It contains a rare mix of pro- and anti-British citizens, diplomats, courtiers, adventurers, and spies. Sharpe's mission -- complicated, undercover, and political -- turns out to be completely different from the one on which he was sent. It brings him through the besieging enemy army to triumph in the Battle of Barrosa, where the British, deserted by their allies, defeat an overwhelmingly stronger French force."@en
- "Captain Sharpe finds himself in Cadiz, where his aid is enlisted by diplomat Henry Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington's younger brother. It seems embarrassing love letters written by Wellesley have fallen into crooked hands, and it would be prudent to steal them back. More problematic is the approaching French army, which threatens to obliterate its outnumbered English foe. Led by Sir Thomas Graham, Sharpe and his men soon find themselves embroiled in one of England's greatest victories."@en
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- "Sharpe's fury Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811"
- "Sharpe's fury Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811"@en