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Sharpe's company

Richard Sharpe and the siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812

by Bernard Cornwell, Frederick Davidson

FictionRichard Sharpe (Fictitious character)Military HistorySiegesNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815HistoryHistorical FictionNapoleonic wars, 1800-1815, fiction

Bold, professional, ruthless - hero and man of actionThe Complete Sharpe Collection with a new introduction by the authorIt was a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it was the worst he could remember. He had lost his command to a wealthy man – a man with money to buy the promotion Sharpe coveted. And from England came his oldest enemy – the ruthless, indestructible Hakeswill – utterly intent on ruining Sharpe.But Sharpe is determined to change his luck. And the surest way is to lead the bloody attack on the impregnable fortress town of Badajoz, a road to almost certain death – or unimagined glory...

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