Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809
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When Sharpe rises from the ranks to take command, he finds himself with an unexpected ally in the war against Napoleon.
It's 1809, and the powerful French juggernaut is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the Ninety-fifth Rifles. He must lead them to safety, and the only means of escape is a treacherous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
Blas Vivar and his band of intrepid Spanish soldiers may prove to be their salvation. But Vivar is transporting a mysterious chest that he claims can shift the tides of war, and the French are determined to get it—no matter what the cost.
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Bernard Cornwell. (2005). Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bernard Cornwell. 2005. Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809. Blackstone Publishing, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bernard Cornwell. Sharpe's Rifles: Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, 2005.
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It's 1809, and the powerful French juggernaut is sweeping across Spain. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is newly in command of the demoralized, distrustful men of the Ninety-fifth Rifles. He must lead them to safety, and the only means of escape is a treacherous trek through the enemy-infested mountains of Spain.
Blas Vivar and his band of intrepid Spanish soldiers may prove to be their salvation. But Vivar is transporting a mysterious chest that he claims can shift the tides of war, and the French are determined to get it—no matter what the cost.
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The eight previous books about Richard Sharpe, up-from-the-ranks infantry officer in H.M. Rifles, followed him from Talavera in 1809, battling Napoleon's armies across Iberia into France in early 1814. This ``prequel'' set in January 1809 has the new Lieutenant Sharpe trying to get his small English band away from the victorious French. Sharpe hopes to join the British outpost in Lisbon but is waylaid by a Spanish major of cavalry into helping him pull off a ``miracle.'' The noble Major Vivar means to raise the flag of Spain's patron saint over Santiago de Compostela, now in French hands, as a sign that Spain will not be defeated. Readers of the earlier books will enjoy the usual smooth writing and vivid, occasionally quite gory, color. The battle scenes are thrillingly realistic and we always learn something: a macho , for example, is a mule whose vocal chords have been cut so that it can't bray and warn the enemy. The subplots revolve around Sharpe's making the recalcitrant Harper a sergeant, winning the respect of his troops and, alas, losing a fair young English girl.
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Blas Vivar and his band of intrepid Spanish soldiers may prove to be their salvation. But Vivar is transporting a mysterious chest that he claims can shift the tides of war, and the French are determined to get it—no matter what the cost.
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