Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe's Series 11 to 15
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.
Fury
Captain Sharpe has to protect a philandering diplomat and; deserted by his ally; faces the enemy. In the winter of 1811; the war seems lost. Spain has fallen to the French; except for Cadiz; now the Spanish capital and itself under siege. Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy. The small British force is trapped by a French army; and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat. There; in the sweltering horror of Barrosa; Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again.
Battle
Richard Sharpe is fighting for his Irish battalion and his own honour through the blood-stained streets of the town. Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort; Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit; led by an old enemy of Sharpes; and suffer heavy losses. The armys high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake; against an overwhelming number of French troops; Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro.
Company
Captain Richard Sharpe has to lead the attack on the terrible fortress. It is a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it is the worst he can remember. He has lost command to a man who could buy the promotion Sharpe covets. His oldest enemy; the ruthless and indestructible Hakeswill; joins the regiment and he is a man with a mission to ruin Sharpe. But Sharpe is determined to change his luck. The only way - a desperate choice - is to volunteer the Forlorn Hope; to lead the attack on the impregnable fortress town of Badajoz; a road to almost certain death or; just possibly; to heroic glory.
Enemy
Major Sharpe; in the bitter winter; must attempt a desperate rescue and face his most implacable enemy. Newly promoted; he is given the task of rescuing a group of well-born women; held hostage high in the mountains by a rabble of deserters. And one of the renegades is Sergeant Hakeswill; Sharpes bitter enemy. Sharpe has only the support of his own company and the new Rocket Troop - the last word in military incompetence - but he cannot afford to contemplate defeat. For to surrender or to fail would mean the end of the war for the Allied armies.
Sword
Richard Sharpe; who alone can recognise the top French spy; is under orders to capture him alive. Richard Sharpe is once again at war. But this time his enemy is just one man - the ruthless Colonel Leroux. Sharpes mission is to safeguard El Mirador; a spy whose network of agents is vital to British victory. Sharpe is forced into a new world of political and military intrigue. And in unfamiliar surroundings of aristocratic Spanish society; his only guide is La Marquesa - a woman with her own secrets to conceal.
Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe's Series 16 to 20
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.
Revenge
Richard Sharpe triumphs in the last battle of the war; only to find himself in worse peril when charged to recover Napoleons treasure. It is 1814. There are rumours that Napoleon is dead; or has run away; but Sharpe has one last battle to fight before he can lay down his sword. It is the battle for Toulouse. Little does he know it will be one of the bloodiest conflicts of the war. But Sharpes war is not only the battle. Accused of stealing Napoleons treasure; Sharpe must discover the unknown enemy who has tried to frame him - and his revenge is ingenious and devastating.
Regiment
Richard Sharpe returns to England to save the regiment. Major Sharpes men are in mortal danger - not from the French; but from the bureaucrats of Whitehall. Unless reinforcements can be brought from England; the regiment will be disbanded. Determined not to see his regiment die; Sharpe returns to England and uncovers a nest of high-ranking traitors; any of whom could utterly destroy his career with a word. Sharpe is forced into the most desperate gamble of his life and not even the influence of the Prince Regent may be enough to save him.
Waterloo
Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe; sidelined on the Royal staff; magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange; who refuses to listen to Sharpes reports of an enormous army; led by Napoleon; marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle; as victory seems impossible; Sharpe takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes his most magnificent triumph.
Siege
Richard Sharpe; abandoned in enemy territory; has to trust in assistance from a hostile American privateer. The invasion of France is under way and the British Navy has called upon the services of Major Richard Sharpe. He and a small force of riflemen are to capture a fortress and secure a landing on the French coast - one of the most dangerous missions of his career. Through the reckless incompetence of a naval commander; Sharpe finds himself abandoned in the heart of enemy territory; facing overwhelming forces and the very real prospect of defeat. He has no choice but to trust his fortunes to an American privateer - a man who has no love for the British invaders.
Honour
Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive; hunted by enemy and ally alike. Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the armys campaign with grim expectancy. For victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain - an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. Pierre Ducos; the wily French intelligence officer; sees a chance both to destroy the alliance and to achieve a personal revenge on Richard Sharpe. And when the lovely spy; La Marquesa; takes a hand in the game; Sharpe finds himself enmeshed in a web of political intrigue for which his military expertise has left him fatally unprepared.
