num_pages: 383
description: "The greatest writer of historical adventures today."— Washington Post Critically acclaimed, perennial New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell ( Agincourt, The Fort , the Saxon Tales) makes real history come alive in his breathtaking historical fiction. Praised as "the direct heir to Patrick O'Brian" ( Agincourt, The Fort ), Cornwell has brilliantly captured the fury, chaos, and excitement of battle as few writers have ever done—perhaps most vividly in his phenomenally popular novels following the illustrious military career of British Army officer Richard Sharpe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In Sharpe's Triumph , Sharpe's hunt for a traitorous renegade British officer leads the courageous young sergeant straight into the fires and madness of India's Battle of Assaye in September 1803. Perhaps the San Francisco Chronicle said it "If only all history lessons could be as vibrant."
language: English
title: Sharpe's Triumph
titlecomplete: Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)
characters: William Dodd, Richard Sharpe, Obadiah Hakeswill, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
genres: Historical, Military Fiction, Audiobook, Adventure, India, Action, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 16281
places: Assaye
series: Richard Sharpe, Sharpe
publisher: HarperTorch