Sharpe's Eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign July 1809 Summary
Bernard Cornwell

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Sharpe's Eagle: Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign July 1809 Summary

Sharpe's Eagle is a novel set during the Peninsular War, a part of the Napoleonic Wars. The novel opens in July 1809. The title refers to Richard Sharpe, a British soldier, and his quest to capture the standard of a French military unit, a gilded eagle.

The novel opens with Lieutenant Sharpe being tended by his friend and sergeant, Patrick Harper. Sharpe had been wounded by a French cavalryman in a battle...

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