num_pages: 12
description: A captain in the British Army, Richard Sharpe is given responsibility for an Irish battalion of the king of Spain's household guard--poorly equipped ceremonial troops untrained for battle. In the crumbling fort of San Isidro, they are attacked by the Loup Brigade, an elite French unit commanded by General Guy Loup. This is not the first time Sharpe and Loup have tangled, and the Frenchman has become a powerful, dangerous enemy, bent on revenge. Sharpe finds himself used as a pawn in a game of political expediency, and after Loup's attack he is faced with the ruin of his career and reputation. The conflict between the two reaches a dramatic and violent showdown at Fuentes de Onoro, where Richard Sharpe's only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. "A marvelous mixture of fact and fiction concerning individual bravery and audacity amidst the everyday drama and turmoil of war."-- Los Angeles Herald Examiner.
language: English
title: Sharpe's Battle
titlecomplete: Sharpe's Battle (Sharpe, #12)
characters: Pierre Ducos, Michael Hogan, Richard Sharpe, Patrick Harper, Guy Loup
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Military History, Action, Historical, War, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Military Fiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 9213
places: Fuentes de Oñoro
series: Sharpe, Richard Sharpe
publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.