Only Capt Richard Sharpe and a land wasted and stripped of food stands between Napoleon’s mighty army and the conquest of Portugal. Can they prevail against treachery?
Cowardly incompetence besmirches the South Essex and Captain Richard Sharpe must redeem it by capturing a golden French Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by Napoleon himself.
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Sharpe’s Havoc: Portugal 1809by Bernard Cornwell historical fiction, military fiction in Paperback edition that was published by HarperCollins on 2003 and has 370 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Sharpe’s Fortress: India 1803, Sharpe’s Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805, arpe’s Prey: Denmark, 1807, Sharpe’s Rifles, Sharpe’s Eagle, Sharpe’s Escape: Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, Sharpe’s Gold: Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, Sharpe’s Battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, Sharpe’s Company, Sharpe’s Sword, Sharpe’s Fury: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, Sharpe’s Enemy: The Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812, Sharpe’s Honor, Sharpe’s RegimentSeventh in the Richard Sharpe military fiction series revolving around a lieutenant promoted up from the ranks. The action encompasses a retreat from Soult out of Oporto just before Wellesly arrives. My Take It’s an interesting contrast between the “superior” upperclass blue blood values and those of scum from the gutter. Cornwell is […]
New to command, Lt Richard Sharpe must lead the demoralized, distrustful men of the 95th Rifles to safety via a dangerous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
Richard Sharpe’s career is at an end, when an old friend suggests a secret mission to Copenhagen, Sharpe leaps at the seemingly simple errand that blows up mercilessly.
Ensign Richard Sharpe is captive on a French warship and in gravest peril on the eve of the one of the most spectacular naval confrontations in history.
At the Siege of Gawilghur during the Maharatta War in December 1803, Ensign Richard Sharpe uncovers a foul treason and seeks a righteous revenge.
The corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain closes in on the newly wed Gaius Petreius Ruso.
Gaius Petreius Ruso has volunteered for a posting with the army even deeper into Britannia. Only it’s in Tilla’s homeland where her people are implicated in a grisly murder.