Sharpe's Battle: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811 Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Sharpe, and a small group of riflemen, are lost. Sharpe asks Lieutenant Harry Price to help him read the map to no avail.
* A lookout calls softly and Sharpe moves to him and looks down. A small detachment of French soldiers are at the empty village.
* Being outnumbered,...
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