Sharpe’s Prey: The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

Sharpe’s Prey: The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807
Bernard Cornwell

Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French.It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it. The British have to stop them, while the Danes insist on remaining neutral.Dragged into a war of spies and brutality, Sharpe finds that he is a sacrificial pawn. But pawns can sometimes change the game, and Sharpe makes his own rules. When he discovers a traitor in his midst, he becomes a hunter in a city besieged by British troops.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

PREY

Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

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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Table of Contents

Title Page (#ueeefd3a4-e6cb-5835-bf45-f8afd4e5f4b1)

Copyright (#uc13a01a6-fb2c-5f21-833c-8933983f576f)

Dedication (#uad9c8aa0-25f4-55ef-9ec4-79ab7cac025d)

Epigraph (#ueb3002ad-8f63-5e8a-a63b-be20e780080c)

Map (#ufca78627-bcf7-5642-ad8c-8f91a5f7f490)

Chapter One (#u92e45568-bf68-5f2b-ab56-f8618ba1ca45)

Chapter Two (#u81fed046-006d-5888-bd8d-b22793597e6e)

Chapter Three (#u0eadee5f-49f2-549a-bb55-ebeecc2d483b)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

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)

Historical Note (#litres_trial_promo)

Sharpe’s Story (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

The SHARPE Series (in chronological order) (#litres_trial_promo)

The SHARPE Series (in order of publication) (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Bernard Cornwell (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)