Sharpe's Waterloo : Richard Sharpe and the Waterloo campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815

Author: Bernard Cornwell Title: Sharpe's Waterloo Series: Sharpe #20 Genre: Fiction, Historical Publisher: Penguin Books; Penguin Group Identifier: 9781101153628, 9780140294392, asin:B002WPFHA4 Grade: retail Length: 326 pages Paperback, 378 pages Published: 1990 Edition: Penguin Books (2001) Richard Sharpe series by chronological order, published order #11 Richard Sharpe & the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815 June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield--and decide the fate of Europe. With the emperor Napoleon at its head, an enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels--in preparation for a grand society ball. It is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition; the Prussian army has not arrived; and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determination. Victory seems impossible. Aug 2023 - epub verified by zardox. June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield...and decide the fate of Europe

With the emperor Napoleon at its head, and enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels - in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition; the Prussian army has not arrived, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determinaiton. Victory seems impossible...

Bernard Corwell, author of Sharpe's Company, Sharpe's Seige, and Sharpe's Revenge, continues the saga of Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe in this, his final adventure. Just as he comes face-to-face with his estranged wife and her lover at a grand society ball, news comes that the British-Prussian link is under attack. In the Battle of Waterloo, Sharpe once again plays a pivotal role in the outcome of a great British triumph.

June 1815: The Duke of Wellington, the Prince of Orange, and Napoleon will meet on the battlefield ... and decide the fate of Europe With the emperor Napoleon at its head, and enormous French army is marching toward Brussels. The British and their allies are also converging on Brussels - in preparation for a grand society ball. And it is up to Richard Sharpe to convince the Prince of Orange, the inexperienced commander of Wellington's Dutch troops, to act before it is too late. But Sharpe's warning cannot stop the tide of battle, and the British suffer heavy losses on the road to Waterloo. Wellington has few reserves of men and ammunition; the Prussian army has not arrived, and the French advance wields tremendous firepower and determinaiton. Victory seems impossible .. It was dawn on the northern frontier of France: a border marked only by a shallow stream which ran between the stunted trunks of pollarded willows. Featuring the character of the newly-promoted Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Sharpe, this book describes his exploits at the Battle of Waterloo Lured back to the army from a rural idyll, Sharpe's career culminates in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA