num_pages: 320
description: This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 0006510310/9780006510314.Meet Richard Sharpe, a great British hero.December, 1803 and Richard is now an officer. As Wellesley's army tries to end the Mahratta war, an act of treachery by Sharpe's old enemy, Sergeant Hakeswill puts him in terrible danger. He must regain his confidence and his treasure, the jewels of the Tippoo Sultan which have been stolen from him.Sharpe's search for the thieves takes him to Gawilghur, a seemingly impregnable fortress. Inside is the renegade William Dodd, confident that no redcoat can reach him. In the horror of Gawilghur's ravine, Sharpe will fight as he has never fought before.
language: English
title: Sharpe's Fortress
titlecomplete: Sharpe's Fortress (Sharpe, #3)
characters: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Richard Sharpe, William Dodd, Obadiah Hakeswill
genres: Fiction, Historical, Action, War, Adventure, India, Novels, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 13444
places: Gawilghur
series: Richard Sharpe, Sharpe
publisher: Harper