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Sharpe 3 Book Collection #1

Pages
876
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.

Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799

When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.

Richard Sharpe and the battle of Assaye, September 1803

Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery by an English officer who has defected from the East India Company to join the Mahratta Confederation. In the hunt for the renegade Englishman, Sharpe penetrates deep into enemy territory where he is followed relentlessly by his worst enemy, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.

Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803

Sir Arthur Wellesley's army is closing on the retreating Mahrattas in western India. Marching with the British is Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishing he had stayed a sergeant.