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The adventures of a maverick British officer who fights behind French lines in Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic wars.

Although the French army is in retreat from Spain, Napoleon is planning a surprise counter-attack. To succeed, he must flush out and capture Wellington's master spy, El Mirador. Sharpe is sent to protect El Mirador from the French Colonel Leroux--one of "Boney's best" swordsmen and personally chosen by Napoleon for the job. The danger of the mission becomes clar to Sharpe when he finds himself in a fight for his life against the accomplished Leroux....

It is June 1813. After the victory at Vitoria, Wellington is preparing the troops for the invasion of France.

Sharpe is back in England with his reputation fully restored. He is ordered to the north where he is to command the local militia in a troubled town. It is here that Sharpe faces an agonizing decision--whether to side with the town's corrupt gentry or to support his own kind, the rough and tough of the world who are abused by their superiors.

Richard Sharpe enjoys a much-deserved rest at a French chateau with his new love, Lucille. However, the news of Napoleon's return from exile drives Sharpe back to the army. He is placed on the staff of the incompetent British ally, the Prince of Orange. Reunited with the Chosen Men, Sharpe abandons his inept commander and organises the defence at the farm of La Haie Sainte. It is here he plays a role in one of Britain's most famous victories, the...

A year after the battle of Waterloo, dispatchers from India warn that a local Maharaja is threatening British interests. Wellington sends Sharpe to investigate on what turns out to be his most dangerous mission to date. Shot entirely on location in India.