Sharpe’s Waterloo: The Waterloo Campaign, 15–18 June, 1815

Sharpe’s Waterloo: The Waterloo Campaign, 15–18 June, 1815
Bernard Cornwell

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY eBook edition of Bernard Cornwell’s classic novel, with a new foreword by the author.It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe’s 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.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

WATERLOO

Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815

BERNARD CORNWELL

Copyright

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

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Foreword © Bernard Cornwell 2015

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Source ISBN: 9780007452903

Ebook Edition © JULY 2009 ISBN: 9780007338764

Version: 2017-04-25

Sharpe’s Waterloo is for Judy, with all my love

Contents

Cover (#u00e3dc38-6fe4-5759-81aa-9c5203a62ab9)

Title Page (#u390175b7-79ce-5f1e-b7e3-562939cb81a6)

Copyright (#u000de2d2-80c5-52db-ac7c-b51cc3c1de7c)

Dedication (#u965c45e9-4e17-5daa-b090-036efc4ce7b8)

Epigraph (#uea7ea0c8-4118-580f-a97c-e60d62f28a36)

Foreword (#u32bec407-86ac-5e16-9e79-d5a046436ec3)

Maps (#u417c2f9f-b2fe-5abb-b10b-bda25c7c0521)

The First Day: Thursday, 15 June 1815 (#u0636d674-1964-5874-8fce-a70886947cd2)

Chapter One (#u67babeca-50de-544d-a813-d8865df0cdff)

Chapter Two (#u03f075d3-67c6-52a3-855e-a1a4545b27da)

Chapter Three (#u9c0196ee-7b53-5664-a36c-131585ed3c12)

Chapter Four (#u748b7c46-ba29-5106-a67a-619c72ba34d7)

Chapter Five (#u01764b18-b1b4-55f5-ab8f-e18ca981a049)

Chapter Six (#uc1ac92b0-c4e0-59fa-9c47-dcc174a92e66)

The Second Day: Friday, 16 June 1815 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

The Third Day: Saturday, 17 June 1815 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

The Fourth Day: Sunday, 18 June 1815 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)