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The Peninsular War · spring 1809, northern Portugal

Sharpe's Havoc

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In French-occupied Oporto, Sharpe searches for a runaway English girl

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Quick recap

Spring 1809. Captain Hogan sends Lieutenant Sharpe to find Kate Savage, the runaway daughter of a dead Oporto port merchant, and to keep an eye on Colonel James Christopher. The French take Oporto, and Portuguese lieutenant Jorge Vicente saves Sharpe's men. Christopher, a Foreign Office agent, is secretly working with the French: he plans to hand plotters to Marshal Soult in exchange for a monopoly on the port trade, and sham-marries Kate for her inheritance despite having a wife in England. Sharpe survives an attempt on his life and finds the boats that let Wellesley cross the Douro. The French flee along a mountain road, and Sharpe kills Christopher and rescues Kate.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesA Frenchman who looks like Sharpe

    French major Dulong was real but barely recorded. Cornwell gave him the looks Sharpe had in the early books.

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  2. SetupSoult's cook

    Keep an eye on Sergeant Deron, Marshal Soult's cook. He's back later in the series, in another role.

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