Sharpe’s Eagle: The Talavera Campaign, July 1809

Sharpe’s Eagle: The Talavera Campaign, July 1809
Bernard Cornwell

The newly promoted Captain Richard Sharpe clashes with an incompetent colonel, leads his men in the battle of Talavera and earns himself a dangerous enemy.As Sharpe leads his men in to battle, he knows he must fight for the honour of the regiment and his future career.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.

SHARPE’S

EAGLE

Richard Sharpe and the Talavera

Campaign, July 1809

BERNARD CORNWELL

Copyright

This novel is a work of fiction.The incidents and some of the characters portrayed in it, while based on real historical events and figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

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First published in Great Britain by Collins 1981

Previously published in paperback by Fontana 1981

Reprinted twelve times

Copyright © Rifleman Productions Ltd 1981

Map © John Gilkes 2011

Bernard Cornwell asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

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Source ISBN: 9780007276240

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‘Bernard Cornwell set out to create a character who was credible enough to go through many adventures and both Sharpe himself and his Irish sergeant, Patrick Harper, are excellent creations. To my taste, Sharpe is much more interesting than Flashman’

Financial Times

For Judy

‘Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier’

SAMUEL JOHNSON

Table of Contents

Title Page (#u880ba3ca-826f-5319-9308-490c74148811)

Copyright (#u68838058-3fa7-5966-912d-b63feb7daf6d)

Dedication (#ue7b57ff8-4360-5738-b692-32cf09325456)

Epigraph (#ua6be070f-3f6d-52d0-95f7-e6a83e6d730f)

Map (#ua8ac2f67-2dab-5eb8-8929-22325b4dd7a6)

Foreword (#ued7e962a-f856-5dea-a1c0-196992140651)

Preface (#ucb352da8-97d7-5e51-a18b-4c7816e65551)

Chapter One (#u1afb2d51-3c43-5eb5-a32d-26c5c74f93f1)

Chapter Two (#u96988c59-7ef3-5695-a1dd-ad13837fd47f)

Chapter Three (#uc3cbce6c-26ad-5d68-887a-3f7c7ecb6a42)

Chapter Four (#u80f3afac-62d2-5908-86d9-71aca3e1debd)

Chapter Five (#u2da0c546-168f-551f-b0bc-5f972ee63aa1)

Chapter Six (#u6380cd45-118a-5530-87c4-a3663fc5e6cd)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)