Sharpes Company The Siege Of Badajoz January To April 1812 The Sharpe Series Book 13

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Demoted to lieutenant and pulled from the attacking vanguard, Sharpe must make his own way to save his wife and child, trapped within the walls of Badajoz, Spain, as the English army attacks the city

The year is 1812, and Richard Sharpe has one mission: to thwart Napoleon's dream of empire. Sharpe and the fighting men of the Light Company must gain control of two fortress cities in Spain if Wellington's army is to stem the Napoleonic tide.

It was a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe, it was the worst he could remember. He had lost his command to a wealthy man. And from England comes his oldest enemy - the ruthless Hakeswill - utterly determined to ruin Sharpe.

Looming on the border of Portugal and Spain is the Fortress of Badajoz. It represents the last chance of the French to keep Wellington out of Spain, and Richard Sharpe must lead the assault to save his wife and daughter. Third in a series taking Sharpe all the way to Waterloo.

The Seventeenth Sharpe Novel Sees Sharpe Returning From India To London To Join The Newly Formed Green Jackets. Sharpe, Though A Little More Comfortable With His New Officer Rank, Is Sure That This New Unit Is Of Lower Status, And That He Has Failed. His Ship Home Is Shipwrecked: He Is Captured By Pirates, But Fighting Free With A Few Companions, Finds Himself On A British Navy Ship Heading To Join Nelson'S Fleet. And There, In October 1805, He Finds Himself Involved In The Great Sea Battle, And Discovers New Skills In Fighting On Sea

Set in 1811, during some of the worst fighting of the Napoleonic Wars, Richard Sharpe is given responsibility of an Irish battalion of ceremonial troops who are poorly equipped and untrained for battle.