He comes into conflict with Simmerson his nephew, the arrogant Lieutenant Christian Gibbons and Christian's friend, Lieutenant John Berry. Sharpe takes it upon himself to shape the inexperienced and poorly trained redcoats into soldiers. Commanded by the cowardly and bullying Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson, the South Essex is a raw, inexperienced unit that has been drilled mercilessly with frequent use of the lash. Richard Sharpe and his small group of thirty riflemen, separated from their regiment during the retreat from Corunna, are attached to the newly arrived South Essex Regiment. During the Talavera Campaign, Sir Arthur Wellesley's army has entered Spain to confront Marshal Victor. In subsequent re-publications, Sharpe's Rifles was numbered as the "first" novel in the original series (ending with Sharpe's Waterloo), while Eagle was numbered as the second. It was the first Sharpe novel published, but eighth in the series' chronological order. The story is set in July 1809, in the midst of the Talavera Campaign during the Peninsular War. Sharpe's Eagle is a historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1981. Print (hardback and paperback) and audio-CD
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