Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
This is also the last of his Indian adventures. Sharpe's first story as an officer takes him to the daunting fort of Gawilghur. Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 Sharpe, now a Sergeant, finds himself alongside Sir Arthur Wellesley at the terrifying Battle of Assaye. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 The first of Richard Sharpe's Indian adventures, pitting him against the sinister Tippoo Sultan in the siege of Seringapatam, 1799. Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 The following is the correct 'historical' order, although they are all standalone stories: Since 2003, he has written further "missing adventures" set during the "classic" Peninsular War era. Indeed, Cornwell states in the same interview that ".I was utterly delighted that it was to be Sean Bean." Cornwell also dedicated Sharpe's Battle to Sean Bean, and has admitted that he subtly changed the writing of the character to align with Bean's portrayal. However, Cornwell effectively scotches this assertion in an interview with the "CompleatSeanBean" website. It has been asserted that Cornwell was initially dubious about the casting of Sean Bean for the television adaptations. He also wrote Sharpe's Battle, a novel "inserted" into his previous continuity, taking place during the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. Subsequently, Cornwell wrote a prequel quintet – Sharpe's Tiger, Sharpe's Triumph, Sharpe's Fortress, Sharpe's Trafalgar and Sharpe's Prey – depicting Sharpe's adventures under Wellington's command in India, including his hard-won promotion to the officer corps, his return to Britain and his arrival in the 95th Rifles, and a sequel, Sharpe's Devil, set six years after the end of the wars. The first 11 books of the Sharpe series (beginning in chronological order with Sharpe's Rifles and ending with Sharpe's Waterloo, published in the US as Waterloo) detail Sharpe's adventures in various Peninsular War campaigns over the course of 6–7 years.
Main article: Richard Sharpe (fictional character)Ĭornwell's best known books feature the adventures of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars.
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