peninsular war, 1807-1814

Captain Richard Sharpe is given responsibility for a poorly trained and ill-equipped Irish battalion of the King of Spain. Britain's hopes of victory in Spain depend on Sharpe's ability to combat an elite French guard headed by the vengeful Brigadier General Guy Loup.

Captain Richard Sharpe, his crew disgraced after losing their regimental King's Colour in battle against Napoleon at Talavera, must overcome resentment from within the ranks to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing one of the French army's valued Imperial Eagles.

Temporary Captain Richard Sharpe must redeem the disgrace of his regiment in having lost its colors in combat by capturing one of the gold eagles given by Napoleon to each of his regiments.

British captain Richard Sharpe must lead untrained, unequipped ceremonial troops in a fight to the death when his old foe, French Brigadier General Guy Loup, attacks him while he heads a battalion of the king of Spain's household guard.

Chronicles the experiences of the soldiers who were held prisoner on the island of Cabrera off the coast of Spain during the last five years of the Napoleonic Wars, where they were forced to survive in horrific conditions with almost no food, little fresh water, and only the clothes on their backs.

The Peninsular War (1812-15) sends newly married James to battle in Spain with the Duke of Wellington's troops even as his spirited wife, Harriet, finds both friendship and a sense of self at home. Tillyard is a noted historian.

After only one night with his bride, Hornblower, as commander of the frigate Hotspur, sails for duty off the French Coast to keep Napoleon from invading England.

A tale set in Regency England and Spain during the Peninsular War follows the interwoven stories of love and betrayal that shape the marriage of Harriet and James, who are separated when James joins the Duke of Wellington's troops.