From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the twelth installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty's Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

Quartered in a crumbling Portuguese fort, Richard Sharpe and his men are attacked by an elite French unit, led by an old enemy of Sharpe's, and suffer heavy losses.

The army's high command blame Sharpe for the disaster and his military career seems to be ruined. His only hope is to redeem himself on the battlefield. So with his honour at stake, against an overwhelming number of French troops, Sharpe leads his men to battle in the narrow streets of Fuentes de O oro.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 03/19/2013
ISBN: 9780060932282
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.34w x 0.88d

Review Citations: Ingram Advance 08/01/1999 pg. 57

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 45709 / Sharpe's Battle
Reading Level: 7.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16