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Sharpes escape, sharpes fury and sharpes battle contents title page sharpes escape sharpes fury sharpes battle about the author also by bernard cornwell origin of richard sharpe the shape. This time sharpe is under orders to take a french coastal fort with the help of the british navy. Sharpe is embroiled in the british retreat through portugal in 1810 from the defence of the ridge at bussaco to the lines of torres vedras, where the french offensive is successfully halted. The stories formed the basis for an itv television series featuring sean bean in the title role cornwell s series is composed of several novels and short stories, and charts sharpe s progress in the british army during the napoleonic wars.
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