Sharpe, just promoted to an officer, faces his toughest battle. It is 1803 and Sir Arthur Wellesley′s army is closing on the retreating Mahrattas in western India. Marching with the British is Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made into an officer and wishing he had stayed a sergeant. Spurned by his new
Sharpe's Fortress
✍ Scribed by Bernard Cornwell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 286 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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✦ Synopsis
Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishes he had stayed a sergeant after he is put in terrible danger by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill at the impregnable Gawilghur's ravine.
To regain his confidence and his authority, Sharpe will fight as he has never fought before.
Soldier, hero, rogue -- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.
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