Sharpe’s Waterloo

* SHARPE’S COMMAND , the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available now* Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe’s reports of an enormous army, led by Napoleon, marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle, as victory seems impossible, Sharpe takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes his most magnificent triumph. Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

* SHARPE’S COMMAND , the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available now* Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe’s reports of an enormous army, led by Napoleon, marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle, as victory seems impossible, Sharpe takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes his most magnificent triumph. Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sharpe, sidelined on the Royal staff, magnificently siezes command at the final moment of the great victory. It is 1815. Sharpe is serving on the personal staff of the Prince of Orange, who refuses to listen to Sharpe’s reports of an enormous army, led by Napoleon, marching towards them. The Battle of Waterloo commences and it seems as if Sharpe must stand by and watch the grandest scale of military folly. But at the height of battle, as victory seems impossible, Sharpe takes command and the most hard-fought and bloody battle of his career becomes his most magnificent triumph. Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.

Brüssel, Juni 1815. Richard Sharpe dient im persönlichen Stab des Prinzen von Oranien. Dieser weigert sich jedoch beharrlich, Sharpes Warnung ernst zu nehmen, dass Napoleon sich an der Spitze einer gewaltigen Armee auf sie zubewegt. So kommt es zur Schlacht bei Waterloo, und eine militärische Katastrophe bahnt sich an. Doch gerade, als der Sieg der Alliierten unmöglich erscheint, übernimmt Sharpe das Kommando - und die blutigste Schlacht seiner Karriere wird zu seinem größten Triumph.

Brüssel, Juni 1815. Richard Sharpe dient im persönlichen Stab des Prinzen von Oranien. Dieser weigert sich jedoch beharrlich, Sharpes Warnung ernst zu nehmen, dass Napoleon sich an der Spitze einer gewaltigen Armee auf sie zubewegt. So kommt es zur Schlacht bei Waterloo, und eine militärische Katastrophe bahnt sich an. Doch gerade, als der Sieg der Alliierten unmöglich erscheint, übernimmt Sharpe das Kommando - und die blutigste Schlacht seiner Karriere wird zu seinem größten Triumph.