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In the spring of 1811, during the Peninsular War, Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe is tasked with leading an Irish battalion of the king of Spain’s household guard—untrained ceremonial troops—to defend the crumbling fort of San Isidro. Facing a brutal attack by Brigadier General Guy Loup’s elite French brigade, Sharpe must confront a foe he has known for terror. He then leads a desperate charge into the blood‑gutted streets of Fuentes de Onoro, where thousands of French troops have assembled, in a fight that could determine all British hopes of victory in Spain.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Bernard Cornwell
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